Europe's freshwaters are affected by water scarcity, droughts, floods and physical modifications. Many water bodies are … at risk of failing to meet the aim of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) to achieve good status by 2015. Future … policies should encourage demand management through actions such as increasing water efficiency. In addition, water management …

As a part of the work programme of the European Environment Agency (EEA), the Norwegian Institute for Water Research … (NIVA) has compiled a first version of a European marine database 'Marinebase'. This database on water quality parameters … covers aggregated data related to eutrophication (nutrients, chlorophyll and oxygen in bottom water) and harmful substances …

Eurowaternet is designed to give a representative assessment of water types and variations in environmental pressures … layer contains similar water bodies. The use of the same criteria for selecting layers and water types across the countries …

Despite the vast amount of water on the planet, decades of unsustainable management mean that water shortages have …, while billions still lack the most basic water services (Pacific, 2009). Until now, most Europeans have been insulated from … the social, economic and environmental impacts of severe water shortages. But as demand increases and the global climate …

The present report contains six case studies that illustrate regional adaptation to key water resource issues resulting … from climate change and other causes such as increased water use. In addition to detailed literature analysis for each …