European Environment Agency
European Environment Agency is a other that is part of the pulse of the water sector. Here we bring together everything it publishes on Smart Water Magazine: its news, its blogs and the events it takes part in.
Europe-wide monitoring for antimicrobial resistance in surface waters can improve health risk data
Monitoring of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is needed to better protect public health, according to a new European Environment Agency (EEA) study, which identifies priorities for setting up Europe-wide monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in the aquatic environment. The monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in surface waters is needed to assess the risks of transmission of resistance to […]
Extreme weather in a changing climate: Is Europe prepared?
With European countries facing another year of damaging heatwaves, drought and other extreme weather events, how prepared and resilient are they to handle these events? A new interactive European Environment Agency (EEA) product looks at key climate change impacts and adaptation and preparedness actions. The climate impacts and preparedness assessment explores how heatwaves, floods, droughts and wildfires are […]
Europe’s bathing waters safe for summer swimming
From Europe’s coastal waters to its inland bathing sites, a large majority of Europe’s waters are safe to swim in, according to the latest European bathing water assessment for the 2024 bathing season, published on June 20. It found that over 85% of monitored locations met the European Union’s most stringent ‘excellent’ bathing water quality standards […]
Water savings in key economic sectors can help improve EU’s water resilience
Significant water savings can be achieved in key economic sectors through new measures which will be essential to boost the European Union’s water resilience, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing
‘Forever chemicals’ found above threshold levels in many water bodies in Europe
Concerns about PFAS pollution have increased in many European countries but comprehensive monitoring data are often limited. Published today, the European Environment Agency’s (EEA) assessment shows that most monitored rivers, transitional and coastal waters and a large part of lakes in Europe are polluted with at least one of the many extremely persistent chemical compounds […]
Improving health and resilience of waters in Europe
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. ‘EEA Signals 2024 – Towards healthy and resilient waters in Europe’ gives an overview of key […]
Pollution, over-use and climate change threaten water resilience in Europe
Pollution, habitat degradation, impacts of climate change, and the over-use of freshwater resources are putting pressure on Europe’s lakes, rivers, coastal waters and groundwaters like never before. According to the largest assessment on the health of Europe’s water bodies, published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA), Europe is not on track to meet its […]
Climate adaptation case studies can help boost know-how across Europe
While European countries have made considerable progress in putting in place policies to adapt to climate change, the pace and scale of adaptation actions need to increase and widen to cover more areas like the health, agriculture, and forestry sectors. A European Environment Agency (EEA) review of the EU’s Climate-ADAPT online platform, shows that sharing […]
Europe’s bathing waters remain safe
The vast majority of bathing water sites in Europe met the European Union's most stringent ‘excellent’ bathing quality standards in 2023, according to the latest annual bathing water assessment published. This represents 85% of Europe’s popular bathing waters. As much as 96% of all officially identified bathing waters in the EU met the minimum quality standards, with only 1.5% rated […]