Context: The floods in Europe are a wakeup call for us to adopt the Dutch mantra, ‘live with water, build with nature’.
Reasons for rising floods: The cause of the floods is attributed to climate change. Experts say the more CO2 the world emits into the atmosphere, the warmer will be the air temperature.
The Dutch model of flood prevention:
Way Forward: The floods in Europe serve as a wakeup call to us in India to adopt pragmatic policies and practices that are nature friendly.