And they are deeply committed to their flood defence infrastructure. They even have a democratically elected regional government dealing only with this. [1] Th

And they are deeply committed to their flood defence infrastructure. They even have a democratically elected regional government dealing only with this. [1] They are also moving houses out of the flood plain to make it work. The culture in the U.S. Would make that really hard I think. Lots to read about it here. http://www.dutchwatersector.com http://www.dutchwatersector.com [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_board#Netherlands https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_board#Netherlands