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1. www.ft.com › content › cf7b8e4e-e950-45ca-8ada-ea7f7Almost two-thirds of EU water in bad condition, report shows

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   2 days ago · A separate report published by the industry body Water Europe on Monday said that €255bn of investment was needed in Europe’s water infrastructure over the next six years if EU countries were ...

2. reliefweb.int › report › worldEurope's state of water 2024: the need for improved water ...

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   1 day ago · This report presents the state of Europe's water. It outlines three overarching challenges facing future European water management: 1. protecting and restoring aquatic ecosystems; 2. achieving the ...

3. www.eea.europa.eu › en › newsroomPollution, over-use and climate change threaten water ...

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   2 days ago · Pollution, habitat degradation, impacts of climate change, and the over-use of freshwater resources are putting pressure on Europe’s lakes, rivers, coastal waters and groundwaters like never before. According to the largest assessment on the health of Europe’s water bodies, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), Europe is not on track to meet its targets to improve the ...

4. www.politico.eu › article › europe-river-sickEurope’s rivers are sick and governments are failing to fix them

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   1 day ago · Europe faces a water crisis of its own making, and EU countries aren't doing enough to avert it — that's the central message from a major new report on the state of Europe's water from the European Environmental Agency. The report, published Tuesday, paints a picture of a continent covered with ...

5. www.nytimes.com › 2024/10/14 › businessAmid a Water Crisis, England Asks: Who Should Be in Charge?

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   2 days ago · Thames Water faces regulatory fines that will add to its burden. Last month, the country’s Water Services Regulation Authority, known as Ofwat, said it intended to fine the company £104 million ...

6. www.theparliamentmagazine.eu › news › articleWhat the EU can do about its water crisis

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   Aug 6, 2024 · Much of Europe faces drought, heatwaves and water shortages. Climate change is helping cause water scarcity that could push the EU into crisis. Fanaco Lake, a major source of fresh water on Sicily, is drying up as the Italian island faces one of its worst ever droughts. By Sarah Schug.

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   Which EU countries are most water-stressed?

   • According to the Water Exploitation index, Malta and Cyprus are the most water-stressed countries in the EU. The EEA added that in some areas of southern Europe “despite already high water use” water consumption for irrigation had continued to creep up, increasing 8 per cent since 2010.

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   Why did Europe's aquifers fail in July 2022?

   • This reservoir, as many others across Europe, was far below capacity in July 2022 amid high demand for drinking water, record temperatures, and reduced rainfall. This year’s historic drought was just one part of the story: New findings reveal an alarming decline of freshwater in the continent’s aquifers.

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   What is the European water resilience strategy?

   • Von der Leyen has since promised a European Water Resilience Strategy in guidelines for the next commission mandate, which should begin later this year, “to ensure sources are properly managed, scarcity is addressed”. The commission has opened more than 500 proceedings against member states for contravention of water rules since 1999.

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   Why was the 'water resilience initiative' axed?

   • Share of abstraction and consumption by economic sector, 2019 (%) European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen announced a “water resilience initiative” in September last year, but it was subsequently shelved amid protests from farmers over the potential administrative burden.

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8. www.nationalgeographic.com › environment › articleEurope’s water crisis is much worse than we thought

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   Dec 6, 2022 · The researchers estimate average overall water loss in Europe at about 84 gigatons a year since the turn of the 21st century. It’s an alarming rate, Famiglietti says, roughly equal to all the...