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1 day ago · Europe’s rivers are sick and governments are failing to fix them. EU countries face chronic water shortages unless urgent action is taken, says EEA. A couple sits on the banks of the Danube in Budapest, Hungary, on September 21, 2024. | Ferenc Isza/AFP via Getty Images. Europe faces a water crisis of its own making, and EU countries aren't ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
1 day ago · The European agency analyzed 120,000 surface water bodies and 3.8 million square kilometers (1.5 million square miles) of groundwater body areas in 19 EU countries and Norway.
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 ...
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Aug 6, 2024 · Since 2018, more than half of Europe has suffered from extreme drought conditions, according to the European Environment Agency (EEA). Local, regional and national authorities across the European Union are confronting the dangers of persistent water shortages.
