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EEA Signals 2024 gives an overview of key challenges and opportunities about improving the health and resilience of Europe's waters. It includes articles covering nature, pollution and climate change, and it tells a story about how Europe has improved the quality of its bathing waters. Three interviews take a closer look at work to safeguard waters in Austria, sustainability of chemicals, and the possibility of removing chemical pollution from water.
Europe’s water is under pressure from pollution, over-use, habitat degradation and increasing impacts of climate change. Improving the resilience and health of Europe’s lakes, rivers and groundwaters is an urgent priority to secure good-quality water for people and nature.
Leena Ylä-Mononen
EEA Executive Director
By prioritising water efficiency, investing in sustainable infrastructure, and protecting our natural environments, we can build a more resilient Europe.
Signals articles
And we interviewed...
Interview – Towards more sustainable and safer chemicals
Interview – Safeguarding water quality in Austria
Interview – Removing ‘forever chemicals’ from drinking water
Signals report is an annual, easy-to-read publication, consisting of a series of short articles, that looks at key issues related to the environment and climate. Recent EEA Signals reports have looked at health and environment (2023), sustainability (2022), Europe's nature (2021) and zero pollution (2020).
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Our water cycle is broken. With overconsumption, water pollution, poor water management and climate change placing immense pressure on our water systems, now is the time to act.
To promote water resilience and sustainable water management across Europe, the European Commission’s Directorate General for Environment launched the #WaterWiseEU campaign. It aims to spark conversations about the many water challenges facing us and how we can all work together to tackle them.
Visit the European Commission's website to join the campaign and find out more.
Web report no. 03/2024
Title: EEA Signals 2024 – Towards healthier and resilient waters in Europe
EN HTML: TH-01-24-021-EN-Q - ISBN: 978-92-9480-698-7 - ISSN: 1977-8449 - doi: 10.2800/5503238