The Netherlands is the opposite of "self-destruction", a large part of it is self-created and has coped with what the sea throws at it for centuries. Sometimes

The Netherlands is the opposite of "self-destruction", a large part of it is self-created and has coped with what the sea throws at it for centuries. Sometimes the sea wins and a new wetland preserve like the Biesbosch is created but mostly the Dutch win. The trend of ca. 18-30 cm of sea level rise per century (between 1.8 and 2.9 mm/year in a near straight line since measurements began in 1890 with a slight increase since 2000) lies well within what Dutch sea defences can manage.