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Wednesday’s top of the scroll: Dutch expert offers advice on saving Delta

Posted by: Aqua Blog Maven on July 1, 2009 at 7:24 am

From the Sacramento Bee:

Tropical islands and mountain glaciers get all the attention. But the planet’s river deltas are the real front lines of climate change. Sharing that message is a goal of the Delta Alliance, a new effort by officials in the Netherlands to unite people around the world struggling to manage river delta regions. This includes Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Nigeria – and California.

Scientists have advised California to prepare for 55 inches of sea level rise in the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta by 2100. Protecting communities and the Delta freshwater supply, which serves 23 million Californians, will be a complicated and pricey task.

The Dutch have lived below sea level for hundreds of years. They’ve survived by building massive levees that are the envy of the world. Last week, a delegation from the Netherlands visited San Francisco and the Delta. One result is a planned September symposium in California on common challenges.

On Thursday, The Bee interviewed Bart Parmet, director of the Deltateam for the Netherlands Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management, during the delegation’s stop in Sacramento.

Read the interview from the Sacramento Bee by clicking here.

July 1, 2009 · Filed Under Other Delta Issues

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