In Nature Geoscience (30 June 2009), the article Dutch coasts in transition has been published. The article describes the vision of the Delta Committee on the long-term protection of the Dutch Rhine and Meuse Delta and North Sea coast, and the incorporation of the two cornerstones of flood protection: "building with nature" and "room for the river".

The Committee recommended that additional land can be preserved from development along the Rhine and Meuse rivers, to accommodate increased river inundation. To ensure a continuous supply of fresh water, they suggest raising the level of Lake IJsselmeer by up to 1.5 m by 2100, to create a freshwater reservoir for the Netherlands and for possible freshwater export to southern Europe, which may be at increased risk of drought at the end of the century. This advice was adopted in its entirety by the Dutch Cabinet.

Read more on the Nature GeoScience website.

Prof.dr. Pavel Kabat, chair holder of the ESS CC Group, Wageningen University and member of the Dutch Delta Committee, was the lead author. The others were Louise O. Fresco (University of Amsterdam), Marcel J. F. Stive (Delft Technical University), Cees P. Veerman (Bracamonte BV), Jos S. L. J. van Alphen (Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management), Bart W. A. H. Parmet (Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water Management), Wilco Hazeleger (Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI)), Caroline A. Katsman Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KNMI).