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Water scarcity conditions in Europe: Water scarcity affected 29% of the EU territory during at least one season in 2019

The European Environment Agency (EEA) indicator “Water scarcity conditions in Europe” has a biannual updating frequency. The recently updated helps to measure water consumption, water resources under stress and water scarcity probabilities due to climate impacts in the European Union territory. It shows that there has been no overall reduction in the area affected by water scarcity conditions.
Date: 07 Feb 2023