Area (100 sq km): 294
Population (mill): 57.7
GDP ($ bill):  1184
Water per cap:  3281 m3
Water withdrawal:
total 22.2%
agriculture 48%

Access to
drinking water: 100%
sanitation: 100%

• Italy: Stefania PRESTIGIACOMO is new Minister of Environment
• GEWAMED Newsletter Issue No 9
• Italy: EIB finances water and wastewater investments in the province of Rome
• BRIDGE provides thresholds for Water Framework Directive
• Conclusions of the "Regional Workshop for collaborating on IWRM Research: Southern Europe and Mediterranean region"

• Complex Systems and Changes: Water and Life
• 2nd MERIS/(A)ATSR User Workshop
• 10th Mediterranean Research Meeting (Workshop11): Law of Water Management in the Mediterranean- Past, Present, Future
• High-Level Conference on World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy
• 12th International Living Lakes Conference