About one-third of the Netherlands lies below sea level. Since the 1950s, the country has spent billions beefing up its flood defenses, and one method involves building polders. CNA’s Tang See Kit explains what polders are and visited the polder area of Delfland, where everything is 3m to 4m below sea level.
Latin America may not be the biggest contributor to global greenhouse emissions, but like the rest of the world, it’s affected by the climate crisis. Last month’s wildfires in the Amazon have brought the disaster home for many South Americans.
