Climate change - living on the water | DW Documentary

Sea levels are rising faster and faster, threatening 700 million people who live on the world’s coasts. Will water become the habitat of the future? Visionary projects for a life with the tides are forging ahead worldwide.
Experts forecast that by 2100, sea levels will be two meters higher than they are today. This could force 40 percent of the world’s population out of their homes, for example, in Mumbai, Tokyo, Guangzhou or Bangladesh. The US won’t be spared either. Miami, New Orleans and New York would also have to be evacuated. Entire city districts would be under water. Climate change would drastically alter our metropolitan areas.
That's why ideas that originated in science fiction have now becoming reality. Floating and underwater buildings could become places of refuge. What sounds like a utopia is soon to become reality. The first pioneers are already living in floating neighborhoods. Could the South Pacific paradise of Tahiti also be saved in this way?
This is still all tantalizing luxury. Visionary hotel operators offer rooms with an underwater view. Or dinner during which fish and marine life are a feature in floating restaurants. Many of these futuristic plans involve water. Will we be farming on the sea? Will the "SeaOrbiter” floating research station designed by Parisian architect Jacques Rougerie get underway soon? Or will we walk through seaports on floating boulevards?
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[@joeledj]

"It's not a boat or a house, it's a hybrid" I think you'll find we've been calling them houseboats for years already.

[@farozara5194]

“In the third Tajalli (effulgence) of the Book of Tajalliyat (Book of Effulgences), We have mentioned: “Arts, crafts and sciences uplift the world of being, and are conducive to its exaltation. Knowledge is as wings to man’s life, and a ladder for his ascent. Its acquisition is incumbent upon everyone. The knowledge of such sciences, however, should be acquired as can profit the peoples of the earth, and not those, which begin with words and end with words. Great indeed is the claim of scientists and craftsmen on the peoples of the world. Unto this beareth witness the Mother Book in this conspicuous station.” (Baha'u'llah, Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, p. 26)

[@theyredistortingyourrhthym8883]

US weather channel founder exposed the climate change government tax scam 1 decade ago

[@petrichor259]

@@theyredistortingyourrhthym8883 😂

[@joachimcarmine5008]

imagine how much water there would be in the atmosphere, when the temperature rise another 10-20 degrees after all ice are gone

[@j.ochsenreiter]

What about the severe weather that goes along with climate change?????? These people are nuts

[@Iamleros]

I like these projects, but most of them focus on looking good instead of cheap building cost and useable farming area.

[@wuhanlabtech3580]

It's the same thing I say about ev's make them for the masses instead of the middle to upper classes they won't help a thing

[@kevinwilliams6934]

Why not make something that keeps your survival rate up instead of down . Weather conditions on the water are always in flux changing on a dime .

[@DjPolarMusic]

@@wuhanlabtech3580 making expensive things first to show off always creates markets for the masses. Cheaper products and knockoffs follow after just like EV's and a majority of the products you can think of.

[@Obi_boy]

@@wuhanlabtech3580 electric cars are affordable for the middle class. If you can't afford a tesla you're not middle class.

[@Prototyp3m1nd]

Vertical farming will be the norm for pretty much any agriculture where it's viable, and most of those designs will accommodate that without issue. More efficient housing will also mean more ease of access to viable farmland where needed inland.

[@mariavaleriagiacaglia8974]

Now, that's something worthy of praise! And worthy of investment as well. Unlike the irrational "Mars Project". Earth is the planet that we have to care for and invest our intelligence and money on, in order to continue thriving and perpetuating our species. Congratulations to all those involved in the "Living on Water" Project!!!

[@memoonakiyani5597]

You are right it's the most important to make arrangements to save earth from the drastic climate changes and need to develop a system that will help to live in the changed climate as sea level will rise because of global warming its time to give importance to this global issue not to #Mars firstly you should save your own home and earth is only home for life don't forget

[@alexmorton4991]

Hello Maria, how are you doing?

[@thomasnoone9081]

Sometimes being on top of the water is the most dangerous because most of the severe weather systems brew in the ocean 🌊 and huge waves can be a bad factor of building infrastructure. It's a great idea if suggestion but it's also a good idea to look into some places that might survive tide damage

[@kristinesugala4492]

There is no other way for this earth will soon desolve but to live in Hydro type of living, this is the effect of the scientific ideology of the scientist like the big maschine Large Hadron Collider CERN Company lies in Geneva, inbetween France and Swetzerland. They can't change the work of God, neither to imitate what God's plan for humanities way of living. This is Rebellion against the creator of heaven and earth.

[@JerryRiceBall]

“Dry land is not a myth I’ve seen it!!”

[@zephyr_green9492]

Thankfully, dry land will never even come close to vanishing completely. But in the future many people may go their entire lives without ever seeing it.

[@donnamiddleton3964]

Awesome ref to waterworld x

[@anonymousstout4759]

Do you have dirt that I can trade with?

[@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0]

It's a misconception that the earth will be entirely covered in water if the polar ice caps melts completely. Only islands and coastal areas of land will experience rising water levels. It's scary, but also makes me curious on how we will adapt to the changes.

[@anonymousstout4759]

@@VulpinetideCuteTimes0w0 the problem is most of important cities in the world are mostly located in coastal area

[@GeorgeNoX]

What would be the long term ecological impact of building a full city on a water to surrounding potential marine life and the quality of the water itself? Also maintaining such a city would be a huge expense considering how damaging salt water is to pretty much all known material

[@maddieschannel519]

I agree in part I don’t know how long they would last, I’m not a scientist or engineer I’m just a technician at a place that I can’t disclose but just to let you know technology is much much more advanced then you could ever imagine, things you don’t know how they are made. It’s amazing

[@ioele1000]

Every city costs an insane amount to maintain, so that's not really an unexpected con. The Eco impact should be alright, except if people start tossing trash into the ocean.

[@fxgamer4870]

plastic will do

[@jojoadeyemi8239]

How will these cities survive the massive hurricanes that are going to increase ever year? Or just bad sea storms?

[@maddieschannel519]

@@jojoadeyemi8239 only time will tell

[@jordanh.5182]

“Water is rising! Time to displace even more with tons of concrete!” Sound logic.

[@freedaaghakhaineyan4277]

I was thinking the exact same thing. Doesn't make sense to me and furthers the issues

[@nothereandthereanywhere]

That depends on how you look at it. Yes, it would bring in additional issues, but eventually it would solve the ultimate issue - water taking more of the ground - as the houses float and don't need land to actually exist. This solution seems to me to be more like post apocalyptic solution.

[@Dr_darkBRIGHT]

I'm not 100% sure you're not being facetious, I hope you are. But if we went by your "sound logic" based in sarcasm, well then we should probably halt all current construction on boats, ships, and hell even messages in a bottle should be outlawed. I don't mean to be hyperbolic but I'm sure the point is salient that the water displaced by such things is negligible when compared to the genuine threat of sea level rise posed by the over one million tonned ice shelves the sizes of small countries. That unlike floating concrete won't melt in slightly below room temperature water. Not to mention the glaring fact that if it's for survival the amount needed to be displaced is moot if it's over the submerged city that you once called "home," and those few tons displacement are all that stands between you and your family having to figure out how evolve a pair of gills. Fast.

[@tyrawoodruff9835]

@@Dr_darkBRIGHT a whole floating city would displace alot more water than a boat or a message in a bottle😂

[@Dr_darkBRIGHT]

@@tyrawoodruff9835 Hence, why I said that I wasn't trying to be HYPERBOLIC, but I was.

[@Dr_darkBRIGHT]

"People call me a 'water architect'--" How very uninspired of those people to dub the founder of Floating Solutions with a title as tepid as 'Water Architect.' As a self-proclaimed Wordsmith, I would utilize alliteration to form a title that flows better, no pun intended. Such as 'Aqua Architect' and the name for that field of study can be called 'Aquatecture.'

[@eleanorgames2857]

Nice

[@Lekjih]

Aquitect

[@Dr_darkBRIGHT]

@@Lekjih Great minds must think alike if I may be so bold as to say. While playing around with how best to amalgamate the two words, I had come up with your exact same spelling. While it's certainly more succinct, I ultimately decided in favor of the two separate words as I wanted the whole 'aqua' in it. A sound alternative could be 'Aquatect' or how you spelled it: 'Aquitect.' I am sure this is just me, but in my head, it kept sounding like: "awkward-tech." As the son of an Architect, I couldn't let that happen. Lol

[@anthonym1475]

Everyone’s gansta till a tsunami rolls by their floating house

[@eyeofthepyramid2596]

What if we live underwater

[@nishavasaikar2805]

Tsunamis won't have much effect as they are waterproof.

[@Pj-mj7wi]

It will just float and sway away thats all

[@Pj-mj7wi]

It will just float and sway away thats all

[@potatowizerd5152]

Nisha Vasaikar idk about that xD

[@sampachisanga1465]

I have never been so Happy knowing that I live in a landlocked country😇#Zambia🇿🇲

[@wavydavy9816]

Well, unless your country floats then you'll be fucked, coz nobody's gonna have a boat are they?

[@BlackRootsUNLIMITED]

Me too 😁

[@jayorzecki8775]

Where do you think those displaced people will be heading too next? This shortsighted and selfish way of thinking is what will bring on our destruction.

[@pharessmarie7999]

something tells me Africa won't be as heavily affected, maybe coast of course but even still.

[@CJ-yf5cr]

Interesting design but these concepts look like it's built on calm waters. What happens if the water is choppy/rough? Are we going to experience sea sickness like being on a boat? Is it anchored to the sea floor or will it be moving to wherever the current takes it? What if the waves are really big? Will it capsize?

[@lisagoins-knox4082]

I've never understood why everyone living in flood prone areas don't live in a like manner. It simply makes sense to build upon the water instead of building upon sand or flood prone areas. Awesome concept

[@dallasknight4854]

In the UK the company's who built the Holmes don't mention the fact you're in a floodplain. The department of building regulations should not allow it to happen in the first.

[@uncannyvalley2350]

Yes, poor people are the most obvious first choice for underwater homes, because we are doing such a great job with normal above water ones 👍

[@Automedon2]

you don't understand why everyone doesn't live in multi-million dollar houses? That's weird.

[@lisagoins-knox4082]

@@Automedon2 , God bless you for bringing my err to light, as apparently I wasn't descriptive enough. I sure wasn't trying to induce anger or hatred by my comment. I simply meant that a floating home or boathouse would be the way to go. Apologies for anyone else that mistook my comment as anything rude.

[@professionalguy9346]

What I don’t understand is there’s technologies out there for floods there’s these giant water bladders that create a barrier to hold the water back, yes may cost upwards of 5k to 10k but seeing how it could protect your whole house. It’s just a no brainer. And it amazes me especially the people that are prone to flooding like Texas and Louisiana don’t have these. Could go door to door and sell this product like solar panels lol. You know what they say history repeats itself so learn from and prepare better👍🏽

[@viarrkerr1052]

We have enough vacant buildings in just the USA to fit every single homeless person in the world. Building Kevin Costner's, Waterworld, with cities all over the earth's oceans is a HUGE waste of energy and would cause even more damage and pollution digging resources out of the earth, refining them, processing them, and chopping down more forests for lumber. We already pollute the lakes, rivers and oceans while living on land. How about we keep our pollution limited to the land first, before we go spreading out over even more environments, covering more of the face of the earth.

[@alexcarter8807]

Something like 13 empty houses for every individual homeless person. Capitalism is the real problem.

[@eximius100]

Seriously, we already waste space here in the US. Malls are a big waste of space IMO, that seems like it would be the perfect place to shelter the homeless

[@simabah]

This is not about building houses on the water and spreading beyond land. It is about a disaster called global warming and the flood that is going to cover land and wipe out our cities.

[@onewordhereonewordthere6975]

@@alexcarter8807 we live in a fake world if you think capitalism could screw it up this bad ! And socialism would save it? you're a bot ! or idiot! You talk about global warming " like" because cows fart ! Methane gas ! you don't know that cows do not eat in a cafe or cafeteria ! you do ! The satanic left is way ahead of the average humans way of thinking ! Certificate of vaccination identification by artificial intelligence! Bill Gates said plainly he can reduce the population by vaccinations ! Do you think capitalism is to blame ! I don't know how dumb people can be ! I have enough ammunition to write a book ! George Bush Senior in front of every news media in the world, in front of Congress and Senate ! stating (treason) they will be successful on the New world order ! Mathematically speaking 7 billion people murdered ! My only solace, is the left will eat their own, in the end! and there will be end, soon ! this is worldwide ! Everyone's education sucks ! For 50 plus years they have been trying to contol the weather! they're either bad at it ! Or there good at ! Punishment should be according ! What what they're the best At ! Keeping the masses stupid and fighting amongst each other ! divided! I'd rather watch wrestler! At least nobody dies ! There's no way in hell we have enough time ! To teach people how to think!

[@jennifertinker985]

Too late our pacific ocean is polluted with plastic since it was invented...

[@kingfrey_23]

regardless of what you call it, I would like mine to have an engine so that in the case of a tsunami if my house drifts away on the ocean, I would be able to drive back to settlement

[@rainjaydd8213]

I wonder what the limitations of motorizing these houses would be.. Seems like you would need a really powerful motor, but I wonder... Sails? You could deploy them and pack them away again, and they don't disturb the ocean life either (whales are known to avoid motorized ships by miles)

[@kingfrey_23]

@@rainjaydd8213 in an emergency situation survival is likely to be a priority.... whales and all other marine life could wait at that point don't you think so?.. I agree with you that sails would come in handy but then all the ropes and chain wouldn't put you at more risk.

[@otogigamer]

I'm sure you can add a boat motor to it

[@thomasbassjr.8503]

Paddles.....

[@anowlwithinternet9125]

@@otogigamer yea, then we'd be racing other families 😌

[@eddyeroyal6024]

I cant get enough of this, has there been any updates to their community? I’m from dallas, Tx usa

[@michaeltrees6872]

Well, it was 118 degrees in the arctic last week. That's an update....

[@jb-tw6xq]

They continue to destroy even with this. No accountability for waste and living amongst other animals.

[@shobushogun2405]

The people in power who are responsible for this are going to die before they have to deal with it and they're selfish heartless bastards which is how they got to that position in the first place. We need to come together as a people and overthrow this old money monopoly before we all lose our home.

[@Ange3333]

Anyone hoping to mention the dog just casually surfing in the background ?

[@raggy369]

He’s ready for the flooding......😎

[@roundaboutryan4850]

Owners took him for a float..🤣🤣

[@internetgebruiker6040]

At 17:44 for anyone who missed it

[@halinabemben9932]

you got to be kidding me

[@hayesalazar]

Always having new insight after watching DW documentary. Thanks for fruitful documentary.

[@DWDocumentary]

Hi @Sasmita Ayya, You're welcome! Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment. We're glad to see you're a regular viewer and are happy to have you on board. :-) Best, The DW Documentary Team

[@hayesalazar]

@@DWDocumentary I never fail to see the best documentary here. Straight to the point, based on fact and polite statement. Hardly to do in the journalism nowdays

[@kojokuntublankson6472]

I love DW TV.

[@alexmorton4991]

Hello Aya, how are you doing?

[@MalcolmShawVids]

Still waiting for a picture showing noticeable sea level rise anywhere. It's been about 5 years, even NASA doesn't seem to have one.

[@mahelkgolrun1314]

here you go: kzbin.info/www/bejne/iouTm2mhp5mNgJI

[@dirkdiggler9379]

Because it’s all BS. They fail to tell people that most of the ice at both poles displaces water and when it melts the displacement is less so it actually lowers sea level. Ice expands when it freezes Wake up people this is all mind games to get people off foreign oil

[@NORBERTUSMAXIMUS]

@18:44 cant stop looking at the house in the left of the shot, someone definitely put the piano on the left of the house

[@NostalgiaOST]

Watching DW "documentaries" is calm, emotionally intelligent alternative to watching TV.

[@alisonlapoint2094]

Kill your tv its fun .just watch the local news with a hammer in your hand .death is inabilitie

[@LoveMusicSound]

Agreed!!

[@amberlou4554]

Guess Noah is right. We will be living on the water in 2035 (or whatever time he's from)

[@boratsagdiyev5679]

@@nopeimgood4375 how high have you been when you wrote this ?

[@jayorzecki8775]

Nice film footage and ideas, mixed in with the usual corporate propaganda we all get fed no matter where you live these days...

[@Automedon2]

Yeah, all the multi million dollar houses, so I guess we know which class of people will be surviving. The vision is for a world of beautiful people. Get real. People can barely afford to live in the crappy apartments they have now - they aren't going to live in space modules.

[@uncannyvalley2350]

We can't even keep up our normal homes, most of these will be irreparable later down the line, then abandoned

[@chrisblue46]

Especially the ones right on the coast owned by " Global Warming " profiteers.

[@XX-lr9sz]

Thank goodness his vision is enough for those of us working for solutions vs more whining

[@heartruck471]

Hi German public service tv, thank you for this interesting documentary. Just a small remark : it could be useful for future viewers to indicate the date of production of this documentary within the description section. tx from france :-)

[@__R41N__F1R3__]

Love this concept. . . Would love to live in one of those water houses. Can't wait to see the first floating super market 👍

[@lynnepetersen6529]

There are places in the world that already have floating markets, shops, and transportation out of necessity. Technology is simply creating new design & materials, with new forms of infrastructure, and higher costs. True solutions will need to meet the needs of displaced peoples, no matter their wealth.

[@PaulLemars01]

I love all these beautiful white and stainless architectural confections, especially the underwater structures with the huge windows. I swear none of these Architects have never been anywhere near the ocean. Look at the NASA marine research lab off Florida, absolutely encrusted in weed slime and corrosion. As far as above the surface is concerned structures being constantly sprayed with salt water will rot just about anything. I own an older 42 foot sailboat that requires constant attention just to stop the bloody thing from sinking. Living on the water is wonderful but it's no alternative to living on dry land.

[@riccizech]

Paul Le Mars absolutely correct . I live on a small island off the coast of Belize I spend 75% of my time scraping, sanding , painting, patching , oiling , taping , gluing , polishing , waxing . Just living life becomes a full time job . Very rewarding

[@hurtstopee1895]

maybe an island made of seaweed. lots and lots of seaweed.

[@alexcarter8807]

@@hurtstopee1895 Peeyew!

[@alexcarter8807]

I lived on a boat a few times as a kid, and yeah, you're always damp, you and everything else are a level more dirty than living on land, and there are constant repairs and different ways of doing things. I'd rather live in an RV than on a boat.

[@replynotificationsdisabled]

But it is an alternative.

[@freelanceopportunist559]

Imagine how cool the scuba diving will be in the future with sunken cities to explore.

[@ellencalabrese5308]

Theres already some 😁

[@hashimmehmood6013]

🤦‍♂️

[@ashleighcartwright5186]

@@ellencalabrese5308 a lot more than some! Many lost coastal cities, some have been lost by geological activity

[@Colby2Cheese]

I imagine if we live in the water, we'll notice a lot more the effect we're having on the water. Our "yards" would be the water and we would have greater incentive to keep it clean. I hope anyways. I've been wrong before though.

[@AmitLavania]

we will evolve to having gills plus lungs, imagine how crazy would that be PS:Aquaman

[@isAndrewsDreamworks]

This documentary is one of a kind. The media should show more of this to us

[@ryansperception]

😂

[@222empress]

Check out Interreflections.

[@kdboss8884]

sad to know instead of planting more trees we focus on building homes in sea flooded cities

[@Jack-rc1yl]

It's all very well for The Netherlands. Infrastructure like the floating architecture are fine for gentle sea level rise without storm surge. Without extremely costly storm surge barriers this is totally impracticable for most large coastal cities The trendy architectural designed buildings would be smashed to smithereens by even a three foot storm.

[@grip2617]

It is better to be creative when things change and adapt instead of hysteric and alarmist behavior.

[@germanevision]

@@grip2617 yes, always be politically correct and always couch hard realities in comforting language. Hope nature understands the word play.

[@anonymouspyramids6192]

This was so informative, the format was amazing. I'm currently learning German and love hearing all the languages. I know the sentiment around media these day is "dub it over in English before others do" is prevalent but I think a majority of people would like to hear the mother languages spoken with subtitles. In any case it was a great video :)

[@DWDocumentary]

Hi @Lennox Jacobson, thanks for watching and for your constructive feedback! :-)

[@modraccin9514]

"I think a majority of people would like to hear the mother languages spoken with subtitles". Yes, i agree. (As a German) I'm learning Spanish and like to hear people in their mother language with subtitles. It's very effective for learning and also very direct and natural in the sense that you can perceive the conviction and emotions of the original speaker and maybe even learn something about their culture.

[@jeffjohnson5053]

Some people have NO COMMON SENSE. One big store. That city is gone!!

[@huntsbychainsaw5986]

@@DWDocumentary. I have dyslexia so I much prefer the English "dub" over subtitles. I consider English dubbing an issue of accessibility for me not just a convenience. If I watch an English subtitled video I often need to pause the video so I can read what has been written in the subtitles then play and pause my way through conversations and after the first run through I watch the video a second time with out pausing to read so I can fully experience the visuals.

[@wakawaka8257]

This is a brilliant informercial!’!!!! I already want one!!!!🤩

[@singaporenoodles7189]

Hi DW I really enjoyed this documentary and I fell in love with architecture more after watching all those amazing building designs let's hope in the future these buildings will be a reality and the Netherlands blows my mind with the house by sea neighborhood

[@DWDocumentary]

Hi! Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it :)

[@nickfarris6571]

HOUSE BY THE SEA WILL ALL BE DESTROYED WITH THE FIRST WAVE, THATS REALITY

[@ranadeep7462]

14:30 Netherlands never ceases to amaze me with its technological prowess in land reclamation, water management and wind power

[@shebamaree9026]

James Muecke New Orleans should have taken notes

[@samanthalyons5055]

@@shebamaree9026 that would require the US government to give even a single shat about the American ppl.. NOLAs population isn't really the kind of Americans the politicians get excited and fired up to help poor ppl whether black brown or white their entitled narcissistic kind only concerns themselves w the likes of regular folks unless they need us to work the jobs they and their miserably spoiled entitled kids won't

[@jaimetorres3113]

It's a constant fight against mother nature. Some places just aren't meant for human habitation. We can try, and possibly succeed for some time but eventually mother nature will prevail.

[@abhinavpandey8456]

Three reasons for Global warming - Greed, Greed, and Greed.

[@theguy4429]

What about for engery? You want energy? I'm just guessing you don't want energy or medicine.

[@theguy4429]

@@melon7592 i mean one reason

[@Cortesevasive]

10.000 years ago sahara was green, and it happened because planets axis shift or sth. there were cold and hot periods all the time. singe supervulcano erruption and we are back in the cold age. also remember the climate change which happened in our times, mesopotamia were green, also north was so warm that vikings could farm in greenland and reach north america. they only want to tax us more and lounder some money with inefficient programes. its a possibility

[@kartik_adhia]

@@theguy4429 renewable energy is already cheaper than ff. so yes I want energy, only sustainable.

[@AntonKramer]

@@theguy4429 Yes we do need energy, food and medicine, and we already have plenty of that. the problem is we never have enough we always want more, while we have everything we need already. It is what Abhinav Pandey said.... greed greed greed and never have enough

[@saimafazal63]

Amazing and an interesting video 👍

[@eggasmonster101]

I remember like 10 years ago they were looking into these floating cities. I did a project on them in high school. It's scary that it's still a thought.

[@gmindgjerd]

So now that we have destroyed the surface, let`s actively go in for destroying our oceans also. Great idea.

[@frankmedina1969]

It's happening by default, because of climate change. Look up, "Ocean Bleaching" or "Coral Bleaching."

[@audiobooksbyishan]

And our space too.

[@PovertyEntertainmentOfficial]

Ocean already destroyed

[@212025510]

Well probably like 70% of the dry land is not being used anyhow by humans.

[@tigress63]

The oceans are already destroyed. When you see mega trawlers hauling in everything in their wake and there is no international enforcement of many of these countries that illegally fish. You can see in Asia what they have done and now they have few fish and mostly box jellyfish. So what do they do, they go further and further out. I remember in the 90s when Canada started the moritorium on Cod and found the Spaniard and others and fished illegally with little consequences. Despite the moritorium and restrictions occurring in the 90s, the cod fisheries have still not rebounded and it's 30 years later. And this is just one example. We are killing the world and no one seems to care. For myself, in my entire life I've had one forkful of fish in 1968 and never have eaten seafood or fish product since. I try to live sustainably, I grow a garden every year organically and have solar panels on my house. I can nearly guarantee by the time I am 85 if not sooner, this world will be close to uninhabitable.

[@paulm8885]

Houseboats are perfect. If you have a bad neighbor. Just wait for the outgoing tide. And cut them loose.

[@johnwang9914]

Floating homes can't just be moved to hard hit areas if they are already occupied. It is the rapid construction of such homes in hard hit areas that would be needed. The issue is the poor simply won't be able to afford such measures hence most of the people adversely affected by sea level rise will ultimately just be ignored.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!

[@darenapopova4394]

I loved the futuristic designs and when the French architect said we should be thinking years ahead. I thought there was something romantic in the idea that you can design something that wouldn't be built for the next 3 generations, but what are a few hundred years in the grand scheme of things anyway? very inspiring!

[@randymanchester6993]

Look up The Venus Project

[@alexmorton4991]

Hello Darena, how are you doing?

[@therealmccoy3252]

Built using taxpayer dollars and when they finished the only people that get to enjoy or can afford these things are the rich

[@matheenarif8645]

Thats capitalism for you

[@londonspade5896]

@@matheenarif8645 Literally the opposite

[@wimahlers]

Currently such a house costs about €500,000 to €600,000 in Rotterdam (The Netherlands). However, the currently ordered houses are prognosed to cost about €400,000 for similar more efficiently build houses. The company building these specific houses for the Rotterdam area is striving to build these type of houses for about €200,000 in the forseeable future. Which is possible only when this industry is scaled up. Comparable traditional "land" houses currently costs about €300,000 (and up) in Rotterdam. While a relatively moderate appartment costs about €200,000 (and up) in Rotterdam. Note: Upperclass housing in Rotterdam is far more expensive. €600,000 and up for an upperclass house is not uncommon in Rotterdam (or Amsterdam). Note: You can find cheaper housing in Rotterdam. But a) not by much and b) either very small or of low living quality. To my knowledge, no taxpayer money is invested in building these houses. I do not exclude that some taxpayer money is invested in innovative solutions of which the design of waterbased housing is one of them. This money usually goes to universities or other nonprofit organisations. Concluding (with respect to The Netherlands): Yes. It is currently more expensive. But the expenses are going down each year. It is not that much more expensive (or even cheaper) when compared to the upperclass housing in (for instance) Rotterdam or Amsterdam. And no, no taxpayer money is wasted to serve the elite. At least, not in The Netherlands.

[@DarkGomito]

@@wimahlers And what about the rent? In terms of people average financial capacity in netherlands? It is worth the rent of one of those houses or maybe would be worth in the future? Like you said is getting cheaper every year, if the industry scales and the amount of these buildings increase that could end on a low rent price making it affordable?

[@lerymisandari4015]

@@matheenarif8645 taxes are created to protect those who doesn't have money. how taxes are spent is governments responsibility not capitalists.

[@patrickmccormack4318]

Tell me, where to go for the 'less-than-moneyed' people?

[@Turin-Fett]

Traditionally, the majority of wealth is found in coastal cities while majority lower and middle class people live inland. Then the curious fact that high concentrations of the poorest among us also seem to live in coastal cities.

[@demoncloud6147]

Extinction !!!

[@luckm8852]

They are already living in floating water villages especially in places with warmer climates

[@thesuperb66]

Long comes a tsunami of any size and kiss your asses goodbye

[@hairyfishcakes]

Fish food

[@rzxkp7none275]

When she said balance the home example piano on one side. I had to laugh. Interesting. What about hurricanes, etc.

[@sherontolle3649]

I’m

[@Aima952]

I've not seen the full documentary yet but Europe doesn't really have to deal with such extreme weather at the moment.

[@PariKultureStudios]

What a concept!!! Brilliant. The saying "we can't fight the water/nature, we have to embrace it" is wisely said. Many visionaries in our lifetime have been opposed by th petty-minded and those with rigid, stale and one track mind thoughts. Yet, somehow miraculously these visionaries have proved their point. So don't worry about them haters, when their life is at risk, everyone will gather their tails in between their legs and follow the rest of the population. Those who don't will simply perish into non-existence. This is not debatable topic, this is a hard fact and the sooner you come to terms the better for you and your offsprings (if any). Once again well done 'DW', this was eye opening.

[@PariKultureStudios]

By the way, an interesting thought, those complaining about this probably don't give a beezwax about Global Warming and climate change either because they always have someone else to blame. 😂

[@tancolvis5240]

nothing can stop the melting ice cap and breaking ice .

[@tancolvis5240]

@Kim Triệu water world

[@melindamullins9971]

Thanks for posting this

[@motokojulie664]

Beautiful. Living with Nature. Your Neighborhood. Skilful and Ingenious. Congratulations.

[@ccfwins7931]

While floating city is a excellence concept for dealing with over population and reducing land mass due to rising sea level, territorial disputes could be come a huge problem in some places where people were fighting over a piece of rock that just managed to surface above the sea. Land had always been a symbol of territory ownership, with expanding floating city the territorial boundary may not be that obverse.

[@vancelacarte6563]

When is the apocalypse? Real issue is, when is the water level suddenly rising? Every millimetre of rise gives you a chance to move to higher ground. Nice to have the ocean view usually but have it from dry land...

[@germanevision]

Haha... Good one. Already there is a intense fight brewing in artic region because the ice have started to melt.

[@steevehoyoufat9155]

Instead of stopping the harm we're doing to earth, they rather make house boats. People are more stupid than we give credit for. People are the worst thing to happen to the world smh.

[@Tizzo009]

That mars place starting to look reaaaaaaaaaly friendly.

[@srk54989]

We'll do the same there also 🤪

[@scotthull2141]

🤣😂

[@ridgefrost]

Yeah... till we get there

[@myheartisinjapan3184]

Yep, humans would ruin that, too. We are very ruinous beings, as a whole.

[@Cortesevasive]

its better to live on a north pole than on mars, the radiation will fry you.

[@ejon]

This video communicates a very important message!

[@lisaschuster686]

Althuis is such an optimist, I’m not worried for the first time in months. Thanks, mate!

[@TheTranceCartel]

They've had boathouses like this in Marin County north of San Francisco for some while

[@7swordmary567]

Seattle too. And many Asian Towns

[@TheTranceCartel]

@@7swordmary567 Yeah, I'm not sure why they are trying to lass this off as a recent innovation when such houses have long been common

[@theweeklynewsexplosion5358]

Wow I go by that house boat community in the Bay Area almost every day! It feels weird to see it in a documentary 😄

[@chelsea_Xxo]

Oh the seaorbiter, i’ve seen the big model irl twice in the last 10 years, France is so smart when it comes to the ocean. Cousteau and Verne were my childhood idols

[@motokojulie664]

Thank you. Very Instructive.

[@kelliv2995]

5:17 Question: While connect ability is a positive with the floating homes, what happens when the mainland becomes inundated with water & those power sources (infrastructure systems) fail?

[@jayorzecki8775]

I assume the same thing that will happen on land too??? I'm sure it was said that they were already using solar, and it would be easy generating power using the tides once it gets that bad. And we have personal water filtration systems that can clean even the most polluted of waters nowadays. If people are committed to surviving sea level rise like this, they will innovate and make it happen regardless of the challenges. Oh, and they float, so why couldn't they reposition the houses by floating them to the new shoreline...

[@professionalguy9346]

Innovate I will 👍🏽 and now there’s complete sustaining technologies, hydroelectric generators continuous electricity with unlimited supply, desalination units that clean the water, they make incinerator toilets now so all you get is carbon neutral ash, no more dumping or pumping environmental waste, plus you have unlimited food supply. And with drone tech, you shouldn’t even have to use a dingy again just fly to shore. 👍🏽

[@anasty_arisaka754]

The ancient Mexica people made the most beautiful Capitol city on a lake.

[@alienpov]

Your Point???

[@jamies7899]

@@alienpov You were probably being sarcastic with a one-off rhetorical question, but given the sad state of education in the US, I also wonder about your reading comprehension, so if you’re asking seriously … The point was that the information in this documentary is not “new” and “groundbreaking” as floating cities have already existed, though the designs are unique as would be expected (different time, different place, different technology). They also had floating gardens called chinampas.

[@cookiecapri5981]

@@jamies7899 so cool

[@c_rix]

Check the "Palafitas" in Manaus, Brazil. Also very old floating houses.

[@JamieHumeCreative]

DW You do excellent Documentaries. Thank you!

[@vtr1200]

Did you see the power of those floods in China, Japan etc...? I saw strong boats being crushed from floods, these houses won't stand a chance.

[@djssquibbs3295]

have you ever been there? that's the least of their concerns.

[@enra7990]

I believe the calculation for building a strong floating houses will be different to every country. As for the project of floating house in this video, is for Amsterdam, Netherlands. And from the video, I see it works for the city. It's strong enough, the architech and teams must have calculated the floating house strength to face the climate extreme there.

[@renamcvicar]

The difference in consciousness.. You can either work against nature or you can work with it and embrace it! We should really let go of the terror of change and of losing infrastructures that simply don't work! Everything is changing and Cov19 has certainly shown us that we can lose the rigid thought processes especially of being able to work from home instead of commuting and we can adapt brilliantly in so many other ways.

[@bilbonob548]

Yeah, lets all just hold hands and walk together into extinction amirite? This "solution" is invalid, why spend effort and energy trying to come up with ways to live in the worst case scenarios when that effort and energy would be FAR better spent trying too negate or prevent those worst case scenarios from happening - the feedback effects are already dictating we'll lose more land area, yes, but proposing a solution that only INCREASES our footprint is a bad idea in general - all this will do is more widely distribute microplastics in the ocean, cause other trash and debris while also proving a more normalised CO2 blanket - how is this productive? What about the marine life? This is the complete opposite of working with nature.

[@share201lllll]

🎯🎯🎯

[@alexmorton4991]

Hello Rena, how are you doing?

[@drownfall]

@ 21:26 - This seems like quite a large structure just for Capt. Barnacles, Kwazi, Peso, and the rest of the team

[@DRSURYAPRAKASHSURGEON]

15.03 Netherlands never ceases to amaze me.

[@sammerchant5241]

people need to understand that the more we ignore stuff like this the bigger the impact it will have on us in the future

[@mickarse7222]

@kelvin britz when it comes to climate change no one is safe no matter where you are

[@francischambless5919]

@@mickarse7222 lmao, you guys call US the science deniers! Have you ever read about Milankovich cycles? Educated yourself about what we know and don't still know about our sun? Or even how Jupiter affects our sun during it's orbit and those affects it could have on our planet? Have you ever read about ice core samples? Oceanic sediment core samples? Taken geology and learned what can be discerned about past climate through rock formations? Decay rates within rocks? Jesus, drop the chicken little syndrome and get a friggen education!

[@brittaduplessis7199]

If you keep adding floating things to the water, the levels will also rise. This is a simple experiment you can do at home to prove it - half fill your bathtub and mark the waterline. Get into the bath and remark the water level.

[@ginomendozauk]

Correct, but the displaced water could then be drained off.

[@SK-zy2ri]

Very impressive this is a very good documentary more channels and countries have to do this for the future how do u think about battery storage that could charge and power houses incase of housing not on grid and incase of rising waters and etc

[@flaman2011]

Curious if the water raises does the docks raise with the water also? And sewage lines?

[@SoCalFreelance]

This reminds me of the 90's TV show seaQuest DSV 😄

[@therealmccoy3252]

Rip Jonathan Brandis

[@shad.baksh1]

I really love the idea that man has to great adventure sea and space.

[@aviddavid9314]

So glad I discovered DW.

[@DWDocumentary]

Hi @Avid David, we're glad you found us too! Thanks for watching and welcome. 🙂

[@Goggans]

I just want to know what kind of bugs are drawn to these types of new homes? Also thought about ppl and stress and how would society be affected if many used the water to end life vs the current methods reported in research. I love the concept, yet I think about human behavior and would a new society be prepared to deal with these things environmentally. Keep being innovative 💕

[@dianafernandez4018]

Amazing! Very ingenious. But have many questions... What happens when you get storms? Do these blocks sway like boats?

[@OstapVasilevschi]

Yes.. Things like these were badly (to not at all) explained.

[@anafarhana5922]

In Malaysia, there is a village that live at sea,,

[@emesfion]

"The structures are anchored to the sea floor"

[@alexmorton4991]

Hello Diana, how are you doing?

[@peterjohnstaples]

The sea level is always rising or falling, it is natural. Here in Sydney Australia, we have had 300 millimetres over 100 years with the land sinking from continental drift helping it rise.

[@hainavidotcom]

Its propaganda to fuel their agendas. I'm all for sustainable positive now and the future. Climate change is a hoax. The arctic gained more snow than the last 50 years recently. Ignore the fear tactics.

[@rebeccaross5892]

it's heat advisory here in Arkansas, USA 107-109....but have a question.....what about the hole in ozone layer? what can we do to treat that problem? we need to.....

[@dipendragahamagar2386]

Informative video ❣️

[@Exanto777]

Marvellous. Would the factories to make the steel and concrete of these floaters be on other floaters? What about rusty and patched up floating homes and factories? How will you patch them up? How will these floaters process sewage, get clean water, and get electrical power? How will these floaters cope with ocean storms surges and heavy wave action? Hmmm. The nice looking design on the video doesn’t cut it. How would you get the minerals, iron, metals, coal etc to make these floaters if the world becomes water world?

[@saraha1703]

Thank you! That’s what I’m sayin!! Smh I don’t understand how some (most) people see a pretty story and just accept everything they say as fact. When we stop requiring solid facts for it to be called “non-fiction” then life just becomes chaos! 😭😭😭 sigh…I miss facts.

[@Exanto777]

@@saraha1703 exactly right Sarah. I used to design new offshore oil and gas platforms to last for 30 years, costing millions. The last structure I was the lead structural engineer on had a price tag of 5 billion pounds sterling which was to be paid for by the oil and gas it produced

[@Exanto777]

@Kim Triệu the video is nonsense. The cost of floating objects is huge, and it becomes much more expensive if the object has to float in a sea or big lake. Sure the climate changes constantly, since the earth began, but more CO2 is needed not less. Trying to limit CO2 emissions is ludicrous.

[@alexmorton4991]

Hello Antony, how are you doing?

[@Exanto777]

@@alexmorton4991 I’m doing fine Alex, how are you doing?

[@johnpotts9266]

our life in the water shows us that we have reached the final measures for our survival, where and there we will contribute to the problems on the environment. Why don't these billions be invested in tackling climate problems in order to continue to live a normal life in harmony with the environment.

[@Sfb396]

Right..can't they just do it. No they care more about $ when they already have billions. Disgusting

[@juliemunoz2762]

just live your life this is government fabricated bullshit in order to increase taxes And governmental power.

[@juliemunoz2762]

@@Sfb396 The only thing disgusting is your attitude. You should go out and earn some money then you could enjoy the nicer things in life to

[@Sfb396]

@@juliemunoz2762 wtf who hurt you.. r u a billionaire with the resources to tackle this issue..no you're not so stfu. Ur attitude is no different. Just saying billionaires of this country have the political power, they can turn this around but money is more important and that just made me sad and angry that's all. Why make this about me having to make more money?? U make no sense

[@battlebuddy4517]

We have countries like China who simply don't care about the environment

[@scorpionsdogG64]

Might as well use that micro plastic for something useful but can it be recyled ethically?🤔

[@BGODMUSIC]

1:08 is this not the place they filmed the TV Show "Misfits"?

[@elisavieira737]

I love documentaries thanks for sharing xxx

[@alexmorton4991]

Hello Elisa, how are you doing?

[@cybair9341]

Amsterdam floating houses absolutely need to integrate some vegetation somewhere. Floating vegetation maybe ?

[@matheenarif8645]

Well, it is possible. 75 percent of Mumbai is built on ocean. And we have built parks and vegetation over there. But we are not prepared for even one metre rise in sea level.

[@viarrkerr1052]

You realize there is life under the surface of the water that needs light right? That's in addition to life on the surface.

[@TS-jj1wi]

Indonesia has already perfected floating gardens...

[@TS-jj1wi]

Shifting, not melting. There is also major growth and formation of ice at the caps still. Look up, glacier growth in Greenland. It will surprise you. Al Gore said we would be under water by 2000, then 2010, 2020. Which would bbn it be Al ?

[@RasheedKhan-he6xx]

About 30 years ago an architect in Britain demonstrated a house built on 4 columns floating inside wells built into the ground. When the water level was low the house rested on the ground. As the water level rose the columns would be pushed up by the water, lifting the house. So, self-levelling, always dry and laterally stable as the columns are suported on all sides. And in the 80s there was a french startup which prototyped an affordable 4 seater amphibious family car. Really no need to reinvent the wheel.

[@kantipatel9485]

Simply 'PRICELESS' Documentary (Climate Change-living on the water) We can learn a lot from Dutch Architects and Engineers. Kanti Patel London UK

[@angelgraceagad7608]

I wish they could help people in sahara to have solar panels to install in their houses because they really needed it.

[@alexmorton4991]

Hello Angel, how are you doing?

[@youtubevanced4900]

I wouldn't want to be in a floating house when a big cyclone came through.

[@marcozolo3536]

You can move, that's what makes floating habitats viable

[@serginhodabronze9105]

Float, float, float on ! Float, float on ! . Do you remember that old song ? :)

[@rosaartemisg5027]

Awesome video Super informative!

[@DWDocumentary]

Thank you for watching and commenting!

[@iamhere7629]

But how is the bath room and toilet running out in that water.? How is the water ect connected to that home?🤔

[@viccamay6871]

Superb architecture and community planning all around the world- Beautiful. Film is artistic and informative- well done. Thank you.

[@DWDocumentary]

Hi @Vicca May , Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts and feedback. Best, The DW Documentary Team

[@Cronic1337]

holy moly.. waterworld was ahead of the time.. i never liked the movie but maybe should watch again since this got so realistic :(

[@GeneCAu]

No need to watch the movie, unless you like corny 90s movie, w no plot.

[@drampadreg1386]

Holland has had floating houses made for flooding for decades living below sea level. They are brilliant and allow your home to float about 16-20 feet above normal then lower themselves back to their outer "foundation" which is just a concrete basement your house sits in.

[@MichaelPittmanJr.]

2:08 what is Mumbi already half underwater?

[@danielesbordone1871]

Al Gore : sea levels are rising , so let's go buy some waterfront property. Good ol' Al.

[@kenbellchambers4577]

Al Gore is a genius. why do we always have to stone the messenger?

[@WadcaWymiaru]

Gore is BIG LIAR! Earth goes cooler, remember when he said "our childrens will not know what the snow is" like 10-20 years ago?

[@kenbellchambers4577]

@@WadcaWymiaru Gore is not a big liar. He gave us a timely warning. He cannot be expected to get every piece of data correct beforehand. Some of his material is based on carbon dioxide, and smog is not carbon dioxide alone. Smog is a chemical stew composed of many different pollutants mixed together. Even so, I believe Al was right about many things. It is always the case when someone tells some inconvenient truths, that he will be reviled. We have detonated 2050 nuclear bombs, equivalent to hundreds of millions of tonnes of explosives, how can we not have anthropogenic climate change?

[@WadcaWymiaru]

@@kenbellchambers4577 I remember his famous graph about "corelation"between CO2 and temperature! He was LYING before our eyes! CO2 was proven to NOT be a "ghg gas"! Even I CAN prove that by using *Ideal Gas Law!!!*

[@VI5H]

@@WadcaWymiaru Where are you getting your information about CO2 not being a greenhouse gas.

[@kev19081]

imagine how much water there would be in the atmosphere, when the temperature rise another 10-20 degrees after all ice are gone

[@igorlustrek2384]

When?

[@relight6931]

@Gus W yeah, only his estimate. We will have hard time surviving even with 3c more. But by then permafrost, lack of albedo effect, and acidification of oceans and probably I am forgetting some other self feeding loops that might make the rest of the way to 10+ degrees reachable.. It really sad there there is anybody still in 2020 with lack of understanding of basic physics and doesn't understand how doomed we are as a species. You have to be wilfully ignorant now.

[@WadcaWymiaru]

The problem is all Glaciers are GRWOWING!

[@Beyfreak321]

@Shan Ri Ha “Direct effects of cosmic-ray ionisation on the formation of fair-weather clouds are highly speculative and almost completely unexplored experimentally,” From the CERN website. Stop thinking something is a lie just because it's terrifying.

[@13minutestomidnight]

@@Beyfreak321 Unfortunately, actually paying attention to scientific consensus - let alone statistical evidence - is a clear problem with many people. Virologists and disease specialists were warning about a viral pandemic like COVID-19 for years, and most people ignored them. I expect global warming will be the same.

[@adacara9470]

This is an amazing futuristic city project so it can be inhibited by human who are living in the city below the sea level or drowned under the water. Thanks to the scientist and the architect who are working on it ❤️👍

[@AndreKochDre]

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't this contribute to the rise in the sea level as well?

[@MuhammadIbrahim-cy5ld]

Of course, leave out the civil and hydraulic engineers who make these dreams reality.

[@Bogancharisma]

See my comment above..

[@deograciasparejaarbuesjr.4536]

Sino pinoy dito? Iba parin ang floating project dito sa pinas underrated

[@t650i2]

Oh, I am.

[@dann070494]

I believe that we should focus ourselves investing on how to heal our Mother Earth. How to restore it. Rather than thinking on the possibilities that our earth will eventually be covered with water. We re not the only ones who lives in it. There are also land animals that are vital in our lives and in the balance of everything.

[@dallasknight4854]

Totally agree with the comment by kingfrey. what happens when you have 20-ft waves coming at you. If the water comes in and takes more shoreline then you become the seaside town.

[@uncannyvalley2350]

How do you maintain leaks and pump problems, especially poor people