assessment to evaluating the environmental effects of water-related EU environment policy (e.g. Nitrate Directive, Urban Waste …The European Environment Agency has improved a methodology for assessing the quality of river water and to relate the … Water Directive). This report offers experts both a tool to assess changes at water basins as well as an early warning …

The report reviews the challenges facing Europe to adapt to the impacts of climate change on water resources. Water is …, increases in temperature and the associated impacts, including those on water availability and flooding, will continue for many …

therefore relates to the 2006 bathing season. It also covers trends in bathing water quality in relation to previous bathing …

therefore relates to the 2005 bathing season. It also covers trends in bathing water quality in relation to previous bathing …

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 …

raises concerns for public health. Current reporting under the EU Water Framework Directive shows that a substantial … proportion of Europe's freshwaters are at risk of not achieving the aim of 'good status' by 2015. Driven by the EU Urban … UWWTD implementation remains incomplete and other significant sources of water pollution exist, especially agriculture and …

– zu Wasser, Erde, Luft sowie den Tieren und Pflanzen, die die bunte Vielfalt des Lebens auf der Erde ausmachen. …Signals takes us on a journey, following the course of water from the glaciers of the Alps to the permafrost of the … relationships with the crucial elements of everyday life— water, soil, air — and the animals and plants that make up the tapestry of …