Delta Committee

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The Delta Committee was a Dutch advisory body established after the 1953 North Sea flood to design comprehensive flood protection measures that led to the creation of the Delta Works.

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instanceOf advisory body
government commission
addressedEvent North Sea flood of 1953
surface form: 1953 North Sea flood
appointedBy Government of the Netherlands
surface form: Dutch government
country Netherlands
designedFor long-term safety standards against flooding
establishedAfter North Sea flood of 1953
surface form: 1953 North Sea flood
establishedIn 1953
field civil engineering
flood protection
water management
focusArea Southwestern Netherlands
influenced Dutch coastal defense policy
international flood risk management practices
language Dutch
legalImpact basis for Delta Act
motivation prevention of future catastrophic flooding
notableProject Delta Works planning
operatedIn Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
purpose design comprehensive flood protection measures
recommended closure of sea inlets in the Rhine–Meuse–Scheldt delta
construction of storm surge barriers
raising and strengthening of dikes
shortening of the Dutch coastline
region North Sea coast of the Netherlands
resultedIn Delta Works
safetyStandard very low acceptable annual probability of flooding
timePeriod 1950s
typeOfRiskAddressed coastal flooding
storm surge flooding

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Delta Works coordinatedBy Delta Committee