Guide to 'Desiccation' section

The Netherlands has got a lot drier in the last 50 years. This is the case despite the floods and near-floods in the area of the large rivers a few years ago, occasionally excessive rainfall and the resulting regular flooding of the Westland area. The reduced availability of water, in particular as a result of the falling water table, has major implications for moisture-loving plants in the Netherlands.

Index Desiccation

• Introduction to desiccation theme
• How does desiccation work?
• Desiccated areas in the Netherlands, 2000
• Hydraulic gradient, 1950-1999
• Groundwater situation in the Netherlands, 1950-1990
• Recovery of desiccated areas, 2001

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium

• Water extraction and water consumption in the Netherlands, 1976-1996
• Extraction of groundwater by industry and water companies in the Netherlands, 1950-2000
• Illustration impact of desiccation (page is not available yet)
• Suggestions for solutions to desiccation in the Netherlands
• Anti-desiccation projects in the Netherlands, 2001
• Desirable Groundwater and Surface Water Regime in the Netherlands (GGOR): situation in 2001

Relevant information outside of the Environmental Data Compendium

• Website waterland.net. Here, you can find much more information about desiccation and progress in the area of the Desirable Groundwater and Surface Water Regime (GGOR).
• IPO (2002). Interprovinciale rapportage Milieu, Water, Landbouw en Natuur 2001. Association of Provincial Authorities, Lelystad. This report contains an extensive set of provincial data about the environment, water, nature and agriculture for the year 2001.