Climate change and water adaptation issues (EEA Technical report No 2/2007)

The impact of climate change on Europe's water resources is a critical issue for people's lives and the economy. Even if emissions of greenhouse gases were stabilised today, increases in temperature and the associated impacts, including water availability and flooding, will continue for many decades to come. This report aims to evaluate the implications of the need to adapt to climate change for water resource policy and regulation across Europe, assess the strengths and weaknesses of current policies and regulations, and describe progress and activities in European countries.

Contact information	European Environment Agency, Kongens Nytorv 6 - 1050 Copenhagen K, Denmark (email: webmaster@eea.europa.eu) Phone: +45 33 36 71 00 ; Fax: +45 33 36 71 99
News type	Inbrief
File link	http://reports.eea.europa.eu/technical_report_2007_2/en/eea_technical_report_2_2007.pdf
Source of information	EEA (European Environment Agency)
Keyword(s)	Water Framework Directive, EU-WFD, Climate change, water scarcity, drought, floods, greenhouse gases
Subject(s)	METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY
Relation	http://www.emwis.net/topics/WaterScarcity
Geographical coverage	Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, The Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom
News date	14/02/2007
Working language(s)	ENGLISH

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