Adaptation Tipping Points and Resilience

Illustrations – Delta Programme (Long term (2100) water safety,
fresh water supply. Capitalise on opportunities water offers)
Deltacommissioner Wim Kuijken (29 Sept.2010):
One of the biggest challenges is dealing with uncertainties in the
future climate, but also in population, economy and society. This
One requires of the a new biggest way challenges of planning, is dealing which we with call uncertainties adaptive delta in the
future planning. climate, It seeks but also to maximise in population, economy and society. This
requires flexibility; a keeping new way options of planning, open which we call adaptive delta
planning. and avoiding It seeks lock-in. to maximise flexibility; keeping options open
In and the avoiding meantime, lock-in. we prepare In the the meantime, we prepare the so-called
so-called delta decisions delta decisions about the about measures to take if our current water
the system measures reaches to its take limits. if our current
water system reaches its limits.
Base values:
• Solidarity
• Flexibility
• Sustainability