Water Management

05-08-2009 0:00:00

The European River Basin District Authorities are meeting in Stockholm later this month to talk about water management and climate change.

The meeting will take place on August 19 and for the first time, all EU countries will present their management plans and for their river basin areas, which means all the water areas including lakes, streams and rivers as well as coastal areas and ground water.

“Our aim is for Europe to have clean and good water and sustainable water resources by 2015. The first program of measures is soon to be presented to the Commission, so we are now at a critical stage. The EU countries need to exchange experiences and discuss how to tackle water problems”, said Ann-Louise Månsson of the Ministry of the Environment, who will be speaking at the meeting.

The meeting will also address the issue of climate change and how it will impact on water management.

Mrs Månsson added: “We need to discuss how to adapt to these changes. How can we adapt our agriculture? And how can we provide southern Europe with water?"

The World Water Week will take place the same week in Stockholm. For more information about the Week please click here.

Last Updated: 11-08-2009 9:30:42 By Katherine Hitchcock