[232], Healthcare in the Netherlands is financed by a dual system that came into effect in January 2006. [223] The expected rise of spirituality (ietsism) has come to a halt according to research in 2015. [citation needed] These woods were planted on anthropogenic heaths and sand-drifts (overgrazed heaths) (Veluwe).
Despite ranking 7th in GDP per capita, UNICEF ranked the Netherlands 1st in child well-being in rich countries, both in 2007 and in 2013. [220], Upon the country's independence, Protestants were predominant in most of the country, while Roman Catholics were dominant in the south, especially North Brabant and Limburg. The Dutch location gives it prime access to markets in the UK and Germany, with the Port of Rotterdam being the largest port in Europe.

As of 2020, over 650 pledges have been made by local councils to take decisive climate and energy actions. The Netherlands aspires to become an EU climate frontrunner. Secondly, Limburgish is also recognised as a regional language. +599 was the country code designated for the now dissolved, .nl is the common internet top level domain name for the Netherlands. A registered charity: 209131 (England and Wales) SC037733 (Scotland). We are on the ground in six continents and over 100 countries, bringing international opportunity to life, every day. Since World War II, the Netherlands has become a member of a large number of international organisations, most prominently the UN, NATO and the EU. It was created by former members of the Climate Commission …

[212] English is a mandatory course in all secondary schools. This body advises government and its advice cannot be put aside easily. The Netherlands has the 17th-largest economy in the world, and ranks 10th in GDP (nominal) per capita. This was achieved by raising 3,000 kilometres (1,864 mi) of outer sea-dikes and 10,000 kilometres (6,214 mi) of inner, canal, and river dikes, and by closing off the sea estuaries of the Zeeland province. The army was unsuccessfully deployed during the Belgian Revolution in 1830. Universities such as the Leiden University, founded in the 16th century, have developed into leading knowledge centres for Southeast Asian and Indonesian studies.
Centuries of extensive and poorly controlled peat extraction lowered an already low land surface by several metres. The government followed this advice, and it asked the tables to clarify ‘their individual commitment and concrete contribution to achieving the necessary emission reductions’. The Dutch East Indies, which later formed modern-day Indonesia, was one of the most valuable European colonies in the world and the most important one for the Netherlands. All materials and activities support the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal on Climate Change. After the war the Netherlands left behind an era of neutrality and gained closer ties with neighboring states. Recently cricket has made a remarkable progress in the Netherlands. [193] People in the south are on average about 2 cm (0.8 inches) shorter than those in the north. Between 1900 and 1950, the country's population almost doubled from 5.1 to 10 million.

The Duke of Alba ruthlessly attempted to suppress the Protestant movement in the Netherlands. As a result, The Netherlands was running a biocapacity deficit of 4.0 global hectares per person in 2016. Another significant branch of the Rhine, the IJssel river, discharges into Lake IJssel, the former Zuiderzee ('southern sea'). Its reports are used as an authoritative source of information for briefing politicians, providing updates to health and emergency services, teaching resources for schools and universities and as background research for the media. [87] Slaves in Suriname would be fully free only in 1873, since the law stipulated that there was to be a mandatory 10-year transition.[88]. Spanish troops sacked Maastricht in 1579, killing over 10,000 civilians and thereby ensuring the rebellion continued. In 2017, The Economist ranked the Netherlands as the 11th most democratic country in the world.

--Alle stations – December Highest", "Dutch Parliamentary Elections: Will Far-Right Freedom Party Defy Polls Again? The Alumni Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of UK alumni. Louise van Schaik, Head of our EU & Global Affairs Unit & Planetary Security Initiative, is a co-author. The 150 members of the House of Representatives, the lower house, are elected in direct elections on the basis of party-list proportional representation. The level of ferocity exhibited by both sides can be gleaned from a Dutch chronicler's report:[69]. John de Mol later started his own company Talpa which created show franchises like The Voice and Utopia. The British Council is the UK’s international organisation for cultural relations and educational opportunities. España! Motorcycle racing at the TT Circuit Assen has a long history. [115] [116]. Towns grew around monasteries and castles, and a mercantile middle class began to develop in these urban areas, especially in Flanders and later also Brabant. Thus far, the nation has won 266 medals at the Summer Olympic Games and another 110 medals at the Winter Olympic Games. The modelling finds 15,000 jobs could be created in installing large-scale renewable energy, such as solar and wind farms. The plan encompasses the reinforcement of the existing coastal defences like dikes and dunes with 1.30 metres (4.3 ft) of additional flood protection. After 1830, it was deployed mainly in the Dutch colonies, as the Netherlands remained neutral in European wars (including the First World War), until the Netherlands was invaded in World War II and defeated by the Wehrmacht in May 1940. Engl. Since the 16th century, shipping, fishing, agriculture, trade, and banking have been leading sectors of the Dutch economy. Already a subscriber? After declaring their independence, the provinces of Holland, Zeeland, Groningen, Friesland, Utrecht, Overijssel, and Gelderland formed a confederation. Other important parts of the economy are international trade (Dutch colonialism started with co-operative private enterprises such as the Dutch East India Company), banking and transport. The region called the Low Countries (comprising Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg) and the Country of the Netherlands, have the same toponymy. ", Knippenberg, Hans "The Changing Religious Landscape of Europe" edited by Knippenberg published by Het Spinhuis, Amsterdam 2005, J.M. Two years later, the Congress of Vienna added the southern Netherlands to the north to create a strong country on the northern border of France. A main goal of the Delta project was to reduce the risk of flooding in South Holland and Zeeland to once per 10,000 years (compared to once per 4000 years for the rest of the country). [89] That changed in World War II, when Nazi Germany invaded the Netherlands on 10 May 1940. Head of Unit EU & Global Affairs/ Senior Research Fellow, International Military Council on Climate and Security.

On one occasion, a surgeon at Veer cut the heart from a Spanish prisoner, nailed it on a vessel's prow, and invited the townsmen to come and fasten their teeth in it, which many did with savage satisfaction. The predominant wind direction in the European Netherlands is southwest, which causes a mild maritime climate, with moderately warm summers and cool winters, and typically high humidity. In the 1994 election, the CDA lost its dominant position. The Dutch have an aversion to the non-essential. This contributed to the report’s “Key Risks and Opportunities” findings. In classical music, Jan Sweelinck ranks as the Dutch most famous composer, with Louis Andriessen amongst the best known living Dutch classical composers. While there has been progress over the past decades, with militaries and security institutions increasingly analyzing and incorporating climate change risks into their assessments, plans and policies, the “World Climate and Security Report 2020” shows that the risks are increasingly urgent, and more must be done.

[233], For all regular (short-term) medical treatment, there is a system of obligatory health insurance, with private health insurance companies. Young people are making themselves heard on the big global issues that matter to them. National, regional, and international security institutions and militaries around the world should advance robust climate resilience strategies, plans and investments, especially regarding climate implications for water and food security and their associated effects on stability, conflict and displacement, in their primary mission sets or lines of effort. The number who believed in the existence of a higher power fell from 36% to 28% over the same period. [92] Political collaborators were members of the fascist NSB, the only legal political party in the occupied Netherlands. A key feature of the Dutch system is that premiums may not be related to health status or age. The HAVO has 5 grades and allows for admission to the HBO. Other major industries include chemicals, metallurgy, machinery, electrical goods, trade, services and tourism. The Dutch have also had success in all three of cyclings Grand Tours with Jan Janssen winning the 1968 Tour de France, more recently with Tom Dumoulin winning the 2017 Giro d'Italia and legendary rider Joop Zoetemelk was the 1985 UCI World Champion, the winner of the 1979 Vuelta a Espana, the 1980 Tour de France and still holds or shares numerous Tour de France records including most Tours finished and most kilometers ridden. This is attributed to the depletion of Netherlands's major gas field, Groningen, and the earthquakes that have hit the Groningen region. The Dutch government subsequently instituted a large-scale programme, the "Delta Works", to protect the country against future flooding, which was completed over a period of more than thirty years. One of these local nobles was Gerolf of Holland, who assumed lordship in Frisia after he helped to assassinate Godfrid, and Viking rule came to an end. In March 2020, the Climate Council released ‘Summer of Crisis’, the first comprehensive overview of the summer’s devastating impacts. The relative lack of farms allowed for an abundance of game and husbandry, though dishes near the coastal regions of Friesland, Groningen and the parts of Overijssel bordering the IJsselmeer also include a large amount of fish. [134], The Netherlands has ratified many international conventions concerning war law. Examples of international Dutch companies operating in Netherlands include Randstad, Unilever, Heineken, KLM, financial services (ING, ABN AMRO, Rabobank), chemicals (DSM, AKZO), petroleum refining (Royal Dutch Shell), electronical machinery (Philips, ASML), and satellite navigation (TomTom). CS1 maint: BOT: original-url status unknown (. The oliebol (in its modern form) and Zeeuwse bolus are good examples. The rollout will be undertaken by Switzerland-based power and automation company ABB and Dutch startup Fastned, and will aim to provide at least one station within a 50-kilometre radius (30 miles) from every home in the Netherlands.[173]. To help you support positive action towards Climate Change in your school, here’s a round-up of educational classroom resources to help your students act now to protect the planet.