Deltares contribution to UN Climate Change Conference (COP26)

Bringing countries together

The COP26 summit will bring parties together to accelerate action towards the goals of the Paris Agreement and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. Annemieke Nijhof (Managing Director Deltares): “The Netherlands has an excellent starting position: we carefully measure and monitor developments and work on long-term strategic foresights in the Delta Programme. Adapting to climate change however requires action now: major adjustments to our use of space and land or our infrastructure always take a long time. We must examine to what extent we can work ahead. We cannot leave the bill for energy transition and adaptation measures to our children.”