Climate Impact Atlas

The Climate Impact Atlas provides a first impression of the impact of climate change on the individual municipalities and regions in the Netherlands. The atlas is of use to anyone interested in finding out more about the consequences of climate change in an area: from public authorities to educational establishments, students, businesses and local residents.

What can you find on the Climate Impact Atlas?

With its maps, the atlas is an excellent starting point for local and regional government authorities embarking on a climate stress test. Besides offering maps, the Climate Impact Atlas also provides map narratives, climate scenarios and the neighbourhood dashboard:

• Map viewer: the viewer contains different types of maps that show the potential consequences of pluvial flooding, drought, heat and flooding for your area. Other maps show how climate change may impact the water quality in your area.
• Map narratives: the map narratives provide explanations of the main maps. They tell you what is shown on the maps and help you get started with the information.
• Climate scenarios: the climate scenarios show how heat, drought, pluvial flooding and sea level rise will develop in the Netherlands if the climate continues to change. This tool is based on the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute's 2023 climate scenarios.
• Neighbourhood dashboard: the neighbourhood dashboard provides rapid insight into the climate resilience of neighbourhoods. For example, it shows how green a neighbourhood is or how high the perceived temperature will be on a summer's day.

Who developed the Atlas?

The Climate Impact Atlas is coordinated and managed by Climate Adaptation Services, under the authority of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management. The map info in the atlas is developed in collaboration with various research institutes and consultancies.