New York City vulnerable to flooding

As appears in the film, New York City is one of the most vulnerable delta cities in the world regarding flood risk. Scientists of the VU University of Amsterdam, Arcadis and the City of Rotterdam plan to help the city to protect against flooding.
Today the VU University released a press notice about their initiative (in Dutch).
Other media about this initiative:
DeMorgen, Belgium (in Dutch)
Nieuwsbank (in Dutch)
Changemagazine (in Dutch)