Water scarcity and drought (JP)

The Mediterranean Water scarcity and drought WG (MED-EUWI Water scarcity and drought WG) is one of the three thematic groups launched for the Phase I (2004-2006) in the framework of the Mediterranean Joint Process between the EU Water Framework Directive (WFD) and the Mediterranean Component of the EU Water Initiative.

This group is strongly interfaced with the Drafting Group set up by the EU Water Directors in the Framework of the 2005-2006 work programme of the Common Implementation Strategy (CIS). In order to merge the efforts and share experiences between EU and non EU water experts, the CIS drafting group (see activity sheet of the EU group and report below) includes two representatives of the Mediterranean working group.

A first Mediterranean report on Water Scarcity and Drought) has been prepared as a result of the first phase (see below). It includes technical specifications and specific recommendations for the Mediterranean, based on the WFD approach and the experience of the EU and non-EU countries of the region as well as the regional and international organisations.

At the Euromed water directors meeting held in Athens in November 2006, it was decided to include this theme for the second phase of the Med Joint Process (see JP phase II mandate below).

The overall objective of the Med WG is to share information on definitions and possible actions in order to react on scarcity issues.  For the 2nd phase, the objective is to have an overview of the magnitude of the problem of water scarcity and droughts in the Mediterranean, particularly an assessment of their impacts, and exchange information on possible alternatives of water use that contribute to its saving and could be applied by different types of users.

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Contact persons for the 2nd phase: (The persons in yellow ended their involvement after the delivery of the June'08 report)

	WG meeting, Madrid, 2010-02-17
	Water Scarcity Private Area [Restricted access]
	WG meeting, Seville, 2007-06-19
	WG meeting, Brussels, 2006-09-26
	Water Scarcity and Drought Survey (2007)
	Phase I documents 2004-2006
	EU WG on Water Scarcity and Drought
	20100217
	Background documents
	Desertification, Drought and water scarcity
	Water Security
	Mediterranean Water Scarcity and Drought Final Report 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.
	Water Scarcity and Drought Working Group – Members (20100210) [1 comment(s)]
	Working group mandate Phase II - Water Scarcity and Drought Med Joint Process
	5th WWF Side event: Water Resources across Europe – confronting Water Scarcity and Drought
	Dealing with Water Scarcity in MENA
	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
	EU Water Quantity voluntary Reporting Tool In 2008 EEA together with countries and Eurostat discussed and agreed on improved data collection on water availability, water abstraction and water use. A WISE-SOE water quantity reporting sheet has been prepared. During the second half of 2009 EEA is running the regular water reporting including reporting on water quantity as specified in the reporting sheet.
	Finding the Balance: Population and Water Scarcity in the Middle East and North Africa by Farzaneh Roudi-Fahimi, Liz Creel, and Roger-Mark De Souza (July 2002)
	Informal Council of Environment Ministers: Water Scarcity & Drought (WS&D) - EU Presidency Conclusions
	Making the Most of Scarcity : Accountability for Better Water Management Results in the Middle East and North Africa
	Managing scarce water resources in the European Union European Commission page on water scarcity and drought
	Presentations - Experts Workshop, 2007-07-03/04 - Madrid Some presentations on "Drought and water scarcity indicators"
	The Challenge of Drought in the Mediterranean Region By Lorenzo Genesio
	Water Scarcity and Drought discussion at the Informal Council of Environment Ministers 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
	Med-EUWI Joint Process 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).
	Draft report of the Water Scarcity working group Presented to the Euromed water directors at their conference in Athens, 6-7 November 2006
	Joint Process - Phase II -2007-2009 Description of the Joint Process phase II