IELTS reading detail Practice
Which paragraph contains the following information? An example of a nation changing its national flood defence policy.
Question type: matching headings · Difficulty: intermediate
- A. Paragraph C
- B. Paragraph D
- C. Paragraph E
- D. Paragraph F
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Paragraph C describes the Netherlands' 'Room for the River' programme. It states that after floods in the 1990s, the government 'initiated' this new programme, moving away from a sole reliance on building higher dykes to a new approach of giving rivers more space, which is a clear change in national policy.