Noticias sobre Hungary
Droughts in Europe in July 2022: almost half of the EU +UK territory at risk
The European Commission’s Joint Research Centre today published the “Drought in Europe - July 2022” report, an assessment of Europe’s drought situation based on the European Drought Observatory.
LIFE WILDisland Project marks new commitment to protect wetlands along the Danube
On 11 May 2022 the new Danube WILDisland Project was launched in Vienna, Austria.
Climate change threatens access to water and sanitation, warn UNECE & WHO/Europe
From insufficient drinking water supply to contamination by sewage overflow and disease outbreaks from improper wastewater treatment, existing risks from climate change to water, sanitation and hygiene in the pan-European region are set to increase significantly, UNECE and the WHO Regional Office for Europe (WHO/Europe) have warned in intergovernmental discussions held in Geneva this week.
EC takes Spain to court for failing to treat its urban wastewater
The Commission decided to refer Spain to the Court of Justice of the European Union for failure to comply with the Urban Waste Water Directive (Council Directive 91/271/EEC).
Sustainable sanitation task force report released
A new report by SS TF sheds light on the current situation of wastewater collection and treatment in the CEE region.
Wastewater treatment improves in Europe but large differences remain
Collection and treatment of waste water are key to reducing pressures and risks to human health and the environment, especially to rivers, lakes, and coastal waters.
Water and climate coalition leaders issue urgent call for integrated water and climate action
Water is on the frontline of climate change and top adaptation priority.
More needs to be done against water pollution from nitrates, says EC
The latest Commission Report on the implementation of the Nitrates Directive (based on data for 2016-2019) warns that nitrates are still causing harmful pollution to water in the EU.
European Commission decides to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice over waste water treatment
The Commission decided today to refer Hungary to the Court of Justice for failure to comply with the requirements of the Urban Waste Water Treatment Directive (Directive 91/271/EEC).
New WWF analysis reveals the possibility of freeing at least 7800 km of rivers in EU from barriers
WWF’s new Potential of Barrier Removal to Reconnect Europe’s Rivers report analyses a sample of 30,000 barriers on large and medium-sized rivers in Europe, and assesses their reconnection potential for the whole continent, the EU27, and by country.
Decisions behind closed doors could hinder green recovery in Central and Eastern Europe
Central and Eastern Europe’s unambitious and vague Green Recovery plans would perpetuate the unsustainable status-quo.
“Young people can propose new ideas to solve water problems”
Awarded annually since 1997 during the World Water Week, in 2020 the Stockholm Junior Water Prize went to Hiroki Matsuhashi and Takuma Miyaki from Japan, for a creative solution to combat soil erosion.
Claire Baffert (WWF): “We need to stop overexploitation and poor management of Europe’s rivers”
Since the creation of the European Policy Office in 1989, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), a leading non-governmental organization, has worked on EU water policy.
EU creates a pan-European Umbrella study for early coronavirus detection in wastewater
Wastewater has emerged as a reliable indicator of the presence of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in the population, while being itself not a source of infection.
Ramsar appoints Zebedee Njisuh new Senior Advisor for Africa
Zebedee Njisuh, the newly appointed Senior Advisor for Africa, officially assumes his role at the Secretariat today on 1 April 2020.
EU Cohesion Policy invests over €1.4 billion in green projects in 7 Member States
The European Commission has approved an investment package worth more than €1.4 billion of EU funds in 14 large infrastructure projects in 7 Member States, namely Croatia, Czechia, Hungary, Poland, Portugal, Romania and Spain.
Access to water and sanitation continues to be a challenge in some European countries
A new report by the WHO-UNICEF Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene (JMP) has found that access to water and sanitation is still a challenge in some European countries, informs the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).
First two nature-based water retention measures are operational in Hungary
Helping the smallest and most vulnerable settlements to prepare for climate change.
A tour of water management in Europe
Even though the Water Framework Directive (WFD) was born to address the need to harmonise actions in the field of water management in the European Union, water resources protection and management extend beyond the national boundaries of Member States.
Chemicals in drinking water linked with 5% of annual bladder cancer in Europe
Each year, more than 6,500 cases of bladder cancer—nearly 5% of all cases in Europe— can be attributed to exposure to trihalomethanes (THMs) in drinking water.