Perspective: The Netherlands is known for its embankments and conquering land from the sea. Now, that same sea that poses a threat for more than half of this small nation.
, I have traveled the world to tell stories. With increasing frequency, I documented the impact of climate change in faraway places. I photographed flooded areas and talked to people who, for years on end, saw their harvest fail and saw no solution other than to leave their homes.
I try to imagine what awaits us at home, in the Netherlands. A country internationally known for its embankments and conquering land from the sea. Now it's that same sea that poses a threat for more than half of this small nation.I was told by physical geographer Kim Cohen, from the University of Utrecht, that a new coast could come as far as the IJssel valley, about halfway into the Netherlands, the exact place where I grew up and still live.
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