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 …

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 …

raises concerns for public health. Current reporting under the EU Water Framework Directive shows that a substantial … UWWTD implementation remains incomplete and other significant sources of water pollution exist, especially agriculture and … focus on controls 'at source' and the efficient use of resources including water, energy and chemicals. …

protect our waters a broad overview of the major water issues in Europe. It represents a distillation of the work undertaken …

protect our waters a broad overview of the major water issues in Europe. It represents a distillation of the work undertaken …

use of water in Europe. This report describes the second part of that assessment and looks in particular at demand …-side management of water across Europe. It is intended that the report will serve as a source of comparative data to support the …