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A significant part of the Netherlands sits below sea level within the Rhine-Maas-Scheldt Delta, which adds to the urgency of effective water management solutions. The term "Netherlands," which translates to "lowlands," aptly describes this vulnerability. Historical efforts in the Iron Age saw settlers constructing canals and ditches to drain marshlands for agriculture, leading to the creation of polders—areas of reclaimed land isolated hydrologically from their surroundings.