Prince Hendrik Sand Dyke Project

Terrestrial

Insure nature-based coastal flood defence

Private

• Prevents dyke failure from rising sea levels
  Biodiversity improvement in a World Heritage Site
• Community protection from flooding
• Tourism and fishing income preserved

Provided construction all-risk coverage to support restoration of the Prince Hendrick sand dyke, preventing failure from rising sea levels while improving biodiversity and protecting the local community's tourism and fishing-based livelihoods on the Island of Texel.

Netherlands Coastline Care Programme, Swiss Re

Case study referred by UNEP FI. For more information, please contact: info@naturance.eu.

Construction all-risk coverage to support the restoration of the Prince Hendrick sand dyke that protects a unique ecosystem on the Island of Texel in the Netherlands – a World Heritage Site. The project aims to prevent a major failure of the dyke due to rising sea levels, while simultaneously improving biodiversity and protecting the local community, which benefits from physical protection afforded by the dyke and income from tourism and fishing.

Traditional indemnity-based insurance solutions