Focus #6 - Giving land back to nature

Extreme weather conditions can cause rivers to reach dangerously high levels and even to flood. That’s why the Flemish government started the Sigma plan in 1977 to protect Flanders against flooding of the Scheldt and its tributaries. By creating higher dykes and a chain of natural flooding areas, the river land will be able to buffer the extra water. In other words: we give land back to nature, allowing rivers to flow and flood.

By 2030, about 260 kilometres of river land will be ready to withstand the impact of climate change. An ambitious project, with Jan De Nul as one of the main contributors.

Take a look on site at the Hedwige-Prosperpolder on the Belgian-Dutch border, where we are reinforcing the dyke and creating a tidal flooding area of 465 hectares.

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