Water as Leverage - Wadden Sea Region

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Water as Leverage for Climate Adaptation: Wadden Sea Region Emden Context A port city on the German-Dutch border Before the river Ems flows into the Wadden Sea, it passes through the Eems Dollard Bay. It is at this location, on the German side of the bay, that the city of Emden is located. At the other side of the bay, the Dutch port city of Delfzijl and the port Eemshaven are positioned. The port of Emden is an important gateway between inland Germany and the North Sea, due to this strategic location. Due to air raids in the Second World War, the city was almost completely destroyed and has since been rebuilt. This makes the overall character of the city of Emden quite new, with an industrial port development in between the location of the old city of Emden – the current city centre- and the Ems. A first settlement of Emden was formed around 800 (A.C.) and it gradually developed into an important harbour for the economy of Ost-Friesland. At the end of the 16th century the city and the port had its golden period, since it became the most important port at the North Sea due to economic and political struggles at other ports. This lasted until the start of the 17th century, when the Ems gradually changed its course, and the city of Emden wasn’t anymore positioned at the river. Only big and very expensive infrastructural works could reroute the river, a cost which the city couldn’t pay. 4 Call for action
Setting the scene for a Call for Action Geography Municipality Province Region Country Land use Surface area Nature Agriculture Urbanisation Recreation Infrastructure People Resident population Visitors per year Population density Emden Landkreis Aurich Niedersachen Germany Municipality 112 km 2 800 ha 5800 ha 3500 ha 500 ha 400 ha Municipality 50.000 2.100.000, ca 300.000 overnight stays 441 inhabitants per km 2 Emden 5
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