Climate adaptation

Brussels warns of water conflict danger in EU – POLITICO

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“These risks can manifest in multiple forms, some of which include … increased competition over water resources across sectors and uses, including potential risk of conflicts within and among the Member States over transboundary water resources,” the draft states. Some regions are already bickering over supplies. In Spain, drought-stricken Catalonia is trying to persuade the … Read more

EU puts water resilience plan on hold as drought grips Spain, Italy – POLITICO

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Green groups were aghast at the plan’s postponement.  “Why the European Commission is jeopardizing something as essential as water resilience in the face of a climate emergency is unfathomable,” said Sergiy Moroz, policy manager for water and biodiversity at the European Environmental Bureau.  Claire Baffert, senior water policy officer at WWF’s European office, said: “I … Read more