Water is a perennial topic in the Netherlands, where a quarter of the country lies below sea level: will the dikes hold? What is the effect of climate change? Can the storm surge barriers be built to be even more stable? The Dutch Water Museum in Arnhem highlights even more water-related issues: about 70 percent of the earth’s surface is covered with water, but only one percent of the water is available as drinking water. Wars are waged over fresh water, and at some point it could become more expensive than oil. More than 50 demonstrations and models in the museum show, among other things, how locks work, how a sewage system functions and how people in different parts of the world deal with water. There is also a water laboratory for children and a water information centre.
Museum website: https://de.visitarnhem.com/poi/1941964244/niederlandisches-wassermuseum
Photo: There is plenty for young and old to discover here. Credits: Nederlands Watermuseum
