Euro-Mediterranean Information System on know-how in the Water sector - Water scarcity and drought (JP)

Med-EUWI Joint Process

2007-04-21T09:33:28Z

The water scarcity working group is part of the Mediterranean Joint Process, a collaboration between the Mediterranean component of the EU Water Initiative and the Common Implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD).

EU Water scarcity and droughts - main report

2007-09-20T19:53:22Z

Main section of the report prepared by the EU group on Water scarcity and droughts for the EU water Directors meeting 2 June 2006

EU Water scarcity and droughts - Report annex

2007-09-20T19:53:22Z

Appendix of the report prepared by the EU group on Water scarcity and droughts for the EU water Directors meeting 2 June 2006

EU Water scarcity and droughts - Policy summary

2007-09-20T19:53:22Z

Policy summary of the report prepared by the EU group on Water scarcity and droughts for the EU water Directors meeting 2 June 2006

Draft report of the Water Scarcity working group

2007-04-21T09:33:28Z

Presented to the Euromed water directors at their conference in Athens, 6-7 November 2006

Working group mandate Phase II - Water Scarcity and Drought

2007-09-20T19:53:22Z

Med Joint Process

Water Scarcity and Drought Working Group – Members

2007-09-20T19:53:22Z

(version 2007-07-10)

Water Scarcity and Drought discussion at the Informal Council of Environment Ministers

2007-08-28T18:54:33Z

In advance of the discussions at the Informal Council of Environment Ministers, which will take place in Lisbon from 31 August to 1 September 2007, we would like to share with you our views on the EU’s strategy to address water scarcity and droughts as proposed by the European Commission on 18 July 2007. For your information, we therefore forward you the letter which we have sent to each Environment Minister from the EU.

Pieter de Pous and Sergey Moroz

Mediterranean Water Scarcity and Drought interim Report

2008-06-26T23:56:44Z

Technical report on water scarcity and drought management in the Mediterranean and the Water Framework Directive. Produced by the MEDITERRANEAN WATER SCARCITY & DROUGHT WORKING GROUP (MED WS&D WG) - April 2007 –

The Mediterranean report is based on the EU document produced in June 2006. It has been prepared by the Mediterranean WS&D WG, in the framework of the MED-EU Water Initiative / Water Framework Directive Joint Process.

The document is a technical report which consists of five parts. The introduction presents the situation of water scarcity and drought in the Mediterranean region and the linkages between the WFD and Water scarcity. In chapter I, the definitions and assessments of the different phenomena are described. Chapter II reports on planning and management of drought events. Chapter III deals with long-term imbalances in supply and demand. The conclusions and recommendations are presented in Chapter IV.

The main objective of this report is to present the Mediterranean specificities regarding water scarcity situations and droughts events and the role of the WFD. Examples of strategies and measures taken in the Mediterranean region for addressing WS&D illustrate the different sections of the reports. In addition, the specificities of the WFD implementation related to WS&D are identified for non-EU countries.

Informal Council of Environment Ministers: Water Scarcity & Drought (WS&D) - EU Presidency Conclusions

2007-09-17T17:48:28Z

Draft questionnaire on the impacts of climate change on water resources, and on adaptation strategies prepared by the ad hoc core group on water and climate

2007-10-03T10:46:11Z

Presentations - Experts Workshop, 2007-07-03/04 - Madrid

2007-11-08T17:52:54Z

Some presentations on "Drought and water scarcity indicators"

Water Scarcity and Droughts, Second Interim report, June 2007

2007-11-09T20:51:09Z

Version no.: 1.0 Date: June 2007
Author(s): DG Environment, European Commission

Background:
Following the presentation of a first analysis of water scarcity and drought issues during the Water Directors meeting in June 2006 and the Environment Council meeting on 27 June 2006, Member States asked for further discussion on specific measures.

The Commission proposed to come back with an in-depth assessment identifying the magnitude of the problems linked to water scarcity and drought and the size of the residual gaps in the implementation of EU existing policies.

The Expert Network on Water Scarcity and Droughts supported the Commission's further data collection and analysis carried out through a questionnaire.

A first interim report was presented to the Water Directors in November 2006. The conclusions of the report pointed out the need to better assess the scope and the impacts of the issues. A second questionnaire was disseminated to all Member States in early 2007 in order to fill in the gaps identified by Member States and the Commission.

This document is the second interim report on Water Scarcity and Droughts. It updates the first interim report on basis of Member State replies to the second questionnaire and information provided by other DGs of the Commission.

It is presented to the Water Directors on 18 June for discussion.

Joint Process - Phase II -2007-2009

2007-11-26T17:46:24Z

Description of the Joint Process phase II

Mediterranean Water Scarcity and Drought Final Report

2008-06-27T00:04:31Z

Final version, June 2008

This report provides a good overview of the information available so far in the Mediterranean Region. The conclusions of the report point out the issues that need to be further addressed in order to progress towards a Mediterranean system of information on water scarcity and droughts.