Water resources in Europe in the context of vulnerability

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Description

This report describes how the natural cycle of water availability is continuously coming under threat from a variety of different pressures like droughts and water scarcity, pollution, and flood risks which all increase the vulnerability of the freshwater ecosystems and societies. Land use, water abstraction and climate change are human-induced changes that alter the natural flow regimes that exist in water bodies.

Reference information

Websites:

http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/water-resources-and-vulnerability

Source:

EEA

Published in Climate-ADAPT: Jun 7, 2016

Date of publication:

2012

Keywords:

ecosystem services, freshwater, impacts, land use change, outlook, pressures, responses, state, water abstraction, water resources

Climate impacts:

Droughts, Flooding, Water Scarcity

Adaptation Approaches:

Vulnerability Assessment, Nature-based solutions

Sectors:

Agriculture, Disaster Risk Reduction, Forestry, Urban, Water management, Land use planning

Geographic characterisation:

Europe

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