1Where it sits
Elevation against the national datum (such as NAP in the Netherlands) and the terrain around the site, from public elevation models.
Early initiative in The Hague
Acquire with foresight in a changing world.
For family offices, real-estate investors and corporate real-estate teams weighing long-hold assets against sea-level rise.
Move the sliders to see how a site’s height compares with published sea-level scenarios. Then book a free 20-minute screen to go through your real locations, before you commit capital.
High Ground Acquisitions does not offer investment products, manage money, or give investment, legal, tax or engineering advice. Property values and climate projections are uncertain; decisions stay with you and your advisers.
Exposure check
An illustrative orientation, not a survey.
Use NAP in the Netherlands or your national datum. Below sea level is negative.
+3.4 m Comfortable margin
Rough guide using approximate IPCC AR6 global-mean medians, rescaled over time. It ignores local land movement, storm surge, groundwater and rainfall. Not engineering or investment advice.
How we screen
Traditional risk models look backward. For assets you plan to hold for decades, we combine public climate data, elevation and economic signals, so your acquisition conversations start from solid ground.
2Horizon to about 2100
We look at exposure through to about 2100, the horizon of published sea-level projections, not next-quarter market noise.
3What to expect
An early orientation to start the conversation. Engineering, insurance and final judgment stay with you and your advisers.
Our foresight lens: coastal retreat value shifts asset longevity topographic context
Who it helps
Holding periods run across generations. We help you set high-ground criteria before you review deal flow, and line up how family members and advisers think about the same horizon.
Before you underwrite, see how a site sits against published scenarios, and what the next buyer, lender or insurer is likely to weigh at exit.
Offices, logistics and plants share one question: which of our locations still work in 2060? A screen gives your board a plain-language starting point.
What we look at for a location
- Elevation and terrain. How high the site sits above mean sea level, and whether it is on a slope, in a basin or behind flood defences.
- Published projections. Regional sea-level projections for around 2100 under several emission scenarios, such as those in the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report.
- What it means for a long hold. Access routes, local protection plans, and the planning and insurance signals that shape an asset’s future, discussed with you in the screen.
Want to look at projections yourself first? Try the IPCC AR6 Sea Level Projection Tool (NASA) (opens in a new tab) and IPCC AR6, chapter 9 (opens in a new tab). For the Netherlands, see the Klimaateffectatlas (opens in a new tab) and AHN elevation data (opens in a new tab). They are independent sites; we don’t see what you look up there.
Your pre-acquisition checklist
Tick what you already know. We can cover the rest in a screen.
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What a written follow-up covers
When a screen points to clear criteria or trade-offs, we send a short, plain-language note in four parts.
Site and terrain
Where each location sits against the national datum, and whether it is on a slope, in a basin or behind defences.
Horizon to about 2100
What published sea-level scenarios mean for the location over your holding period.
Exit and liquidity
What the next buyer, lender or insurer is likely to look at when you come to sell.
Questions for your advisers
Concrete points to take to your engineering, insurance or legal advisers.
The note is an orientation. It does not replace site-specific engineering, hydrological or valuation work.
Next steps
Start with the free 20-minute exposure screen. If it is useful, the Future alignment scan takes the conversation further with your decision team.
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20-minute exposure screen
A conversation about your current coastal or delta exposure and the criteria we use to shortlist high ground. If it helps, you get a short written follow-up.
- Current holdings or target regions you are weighing
- Elevation, published 2100 projections and local defences
- Questions to take to your own advisers
Paid step · €727.27 excl. VAT (€880 incl. 21% VAT)
Future alignment scan
A 60-minute workshop on how you or your organisation is positioned for the future, applied to your property decisions. You leave with three things to start doing and three things to stop doing.
- Line up the horizons of your family office, board or investment committee
- Set high-ground criteria before you review deal flow
Listed and invoiced by Humanity Solutions.
Ask about the scanFor developers and acquisition brokers
Buyers planning a long hold look for assets on higher, safer ground. As a partner, you put suitable sites and mandates in front of that audience and work with the same screening approach.
Developers
- Put projects on higher ground in front of buyers planning a long hold.
- Have sites screened against sea-level-rise exposure before they are presented.
- Reach buyers who look decades ahead.
Acquisition brokers
- Bring mandates or buyers looking for higher, safer ground.
- Co-screen shortlisted sites with us before they reach your client.
- Work together on referrals, on terms agreed up front.
How partnership works
- Introductory callYou tell us about your projects or mandates; we show you how we screen.
- Fit checkWe check whether your sites or mandates fit the screening approach.
- Paid partnershipIf it fits, we agree the terms with you individually.
Partnership is a paid arrangement; terms are agreed individually.
Enquire about partnership
Frequently asked questions
How is this different from a standard flood search?
A standard flood search looks at today’s sea level and today’s defences, usually over the term of a loan. We look further ahead, to about 2100, and at what the next buyer, lender or insurer is likely to weigh when you sell.
What should I prepare for the 20-minute screen?
Just the locations or regions you are weighing and your expected holding period. Addresses are not required; a town or district is enough to start.
Does the free screen commit me to anything?
No. The screen is free. The Future alignment scan is a separate, paid step that you can ask about if the screen is useful.
How accurate is the interactive exposure check?
It is a rough orientation. It uses approximate IPCC AR6 global-mean medians and ignores local land movement, storm surge, groundwater and rainfall. Use it to decide what to look at, not what to buy.
Do you sell property or manage investments?
No. High Ground Acquisitions is an initiative of Humanity Solutions in The Hague. We do not sell financial products, manage money, or act as an estate agent, engineer or tax adviser.
Is my visit tracked?
No. This site uses no cookies, no analytics and no third-party fonts. The exposure check runs in your browser and nothing you enter is sent unless you submit a form. See the privacy notice.
Request a 20-minute exposure screen
The 20-minute screen is free. Tell us which assets or locations you are weighing. We reply by email to set a time. Everything you share is handled in confidence.
- No cookies, no tracking
- Reply by email to set a time
- Short written follow-up if it helps
Prefer plain email? Write to connectwithus@humanitysolutions.net.