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Drought

Read our stories about droughts, floods and saving water

How can cities deal smartly with both too much and too little water? How can we encourage people to save water themselves? And how fairly is the risk of having too much or too little water shared around the world? On this page, you can see what our experts know about droughts, floods and saving water.
How to tackle drought, heat and heavy rain at the same time

From clever ways to collect rainwater to adding more green spaces in cities: researchers Mendel Giezen and Jannes Willems show how urban areas can adapt to more frequent droughts.

In this video, they explain which solutions work well, how vulnerable groups can be better protected, and what you can do yourself.

Spatial planners Mendel Giezen and Jannes Willems explain how the Netherlands can prepare for more frequent droughts
Our experts on drought