This report gives an overview of the main natural and artificial causes and impacts of floods and droughts in western and central European countries, as well as policy responses. It aims to help policy- and decision-makers in their work on preventing and managing such extreme events, as well as...

Eurowaternet is designed to give a representative assessment of water types and variations in environmental pressures caused by human activity across Europe. It is based on sample stations in existing national monitoring networks and programmes. The need for comparability (comparing like with...

Despite the vast amount of water on the planet, decades of unsustainable management mean that water shortages have reached crisis point in many regions. Globally, humans appropriate more than 50 % of all renewable and accessible freshwater, while billions still lack the most basic water services...