The European Space Agency (ESA) is Europe’s gateway to space. Its mission is to shape the development of Europe’s space capability and ensure that investment in space continues to deliver benefits to the citizens of Europe and the world.
Find out more about space activities in our 23 Member States, and understand how ESA works together with their national agencies, institutions and organisations.
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The Afsluitdijk has been protecting the Netherlands from the sea for more than eighty years. However, as a result of climate change, sea-level is rising and extreme weather is expected to occur more frequently. The dyke is therefore having to be strengthened along its entire length and all of its components have to be reinforced. The Netherlands is fortunately in a position to invest hugely in sea defence.