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Water reuse in Europe
The demand for water resources in Europe increased 600% during the second half of the XX
century. The sustainable use of national water resources implies that the annually abstracted
water should not exceed a certain ratio of the annual renewable water resources.
The future situation of sustainable water resources will depend basically on the trends of
renovation of water resources (that will be affected by climate change and by pollution) and
pressure for water abstraction (depending mainly on the evolution of sectoral water uses,
population and urbanisation growth, tourism, industry).
Climate change is expected to reduce water availability and increase abstraction for irrigation
in Mediterranean regions. Under mid-range assumptions on temperature and precipitation
changes, water availability is expected to decline in Southern and South-eastern Europe (by
10 % or more in some river basins by 2030).
| Creator | M. H. MARECOS do MONTE del Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL) |
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| Publisher | M. H. MARECOS do MONTE del Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa (ISEL) |
| Type of document | Report |
| Rights | Public |
| File link | n/a |
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| Source of information | ADECAGUA |
| Keyword(s) | climate change, water reuse, precipitation, water abstraction |
| Subject(s) | DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , MEASUREMENTS AND INSTRUMENTATION , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , TOURISM - SPORT - HOBBIES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
| Geographical coverage | Europe |
