Advice on Climate Adaptation
Changes in our climate are increasingly prominent, especially in the Netherlands. This brings major social and policy tasks to adapt to climate change and cope with climate risks. In 2026, the government will issue a reassessment of the National Adaptation Strategy (NAS). The WKR has been asked by the Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management to come up with a recommendation for the NAS reassessment in the first quarter of 2025.
Main question
In the advice, the WKR examines the long-term effects of (postponing) choices regarding climate adaptation. The WKR explicitly looks at major guiding system choices and the interactions between them. Think of the space for and design of water systems, location of industry and housing and the interplay between measures for adaptation and mitigation.
The main question of the advice is: How can directional system choices for climate adaptation be made in time, which dilemmas are involved, when should choices be made and which considerations should be taken into account?
Commission lead:
- Prof. Dr. Marjolijn Haasnoot