Water Resilience – EC Library Guide
Introduction
Introduction
EU Water Resilience Strategy
Clean water is the driving force of life. It is an essential resource for people and nature, and for regulating the climate. It is also crucial for the economy, agriculture and energy production.
Water faces many pressures, including pollution from industrial chemicals, pesticides, nutrients and pharmaceuticals, and climate change.
Floods, droughts, forest fires, pollution, and poor water management are costing lives, threatening food supplies, and disrupting economies and transport networks. Water resilience is therefore a matter of EU security and crisis preparedness.
The Water Framework Directive provides the main foundation for water policy in Europe, setting rules that protect water resources, fresh and saltwater ecosystems, and ensure our drinking and bathing water is clean.
The 2025 European Water Resilience Strategy aims to combat water scarcity, improve water management, expand clean water access, drive innovation, and restore the broken water cycle. This will protect communities and our precious biodiversity, but also strengthen the EU’s economy.
.Source: European Commission
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