Question: Northern European Enclosure Dam (NEED) project is related to which of the following sea?
(a) North Sea
(b) Yellow Sea
(c) Black Sea
(d) Mediterranean Sea
Answer: (a)
Related facts:
- On February 19, 2020, scientists have proposed the construction of the Northern European Enclosure Dam (NEED) enclosing all of the North Sea to protect Northern European countries from Sea-level Rise (SLR).
Northern European Enclosure Dam (NEED)
- The Northern European Enclosure Dam (NEED) project involves the construction of dams of a combined length of 637 km enclosing all of the North Sea and protect 25 million people and important economic regions of 15 Northern European.
- The scientists have proposed the construction of two dams of a combined length of 637 km; the two dams are as follows:
- France and England (measuring 161 kms)
- Scotland and Norway (measuring 476 kms).
- The dams will hence separate the North and Baltic Seas from the Atlantic Ocean to protect Northern European countries against Sea level Rise (SLR).
- Similar projects namely Saemangeum Seawall in South Korea and the Maasvlakte 2 extension of the Rotterdam harbor in the Netherlands will express the utility of the project NEED.
Link:
https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/can-dams-to-control-rising-sea-levels-work-6274997/