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EU Faces Dwindling Water Resources Due to Climate Change and Insufficient National Action to Support EU Policies
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EU Faces Dwindling Water Resources Due to Climate Change and Insufficient National Action to Support EU Policies

Rating: B- Moderately Effective The EU’s directives pertaining to water use are comprehensive and well thought out but lack effectiveness due to Member States’ national policies that diverge from these directives.  Over the past several years, climate change’s impact on the EU’s water resources has become abundantly clear. In May 2023, images of severe flooding...

China’s Water Issues Focus on Building Resilience Against Flooding and Droughts
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China’s Water Issues Focus on Building Resilience Against Flooding and Droughts

Rating: BPast discussions on the water in China have centred mainly on the use of water for hydroelectricity generation and the construction of megadams, e.g., the Three Gorges Dam, as well as the remediation of drinking water pollution due to leachate from agricultural activity and wastewater contamination from industrial production. Over the past five years,...

Canada has made Moderate Progress in Adapting to Climate-Related Water Issues but Needs to do More
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Canada has made Moderate Progress in Adapting to Climate-Related Water Issues but Needs to do More

Rating B (Moderate Progress)The amount of water in Canadian lakes, rivers, wetlands, and aquifers has been impacted by climate change, evidenced by more flooding, toxic algae blooms, risk of waterborne diseases, drought, fires, hail storms, tornadoes, higher temperatures causing glacier melting, poor quality drinking water, and weather variability in temperature, rainfall, and snowfall. Rivers and...

Water Surface in Brazil has Reduced by 15% Since the Beginning of the 90s
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Water Surface in Brazil has Reduced by 15% Since the Beginning of the 90s

Rating D (Falling Behind)   Brazil holds 12% of the planet’s freshwater reserves, making up 53% of water resources in South America. Bodies of water define a large part of the country’s borders – there are 83 border and cross-border rivers, in addition to hydrographic basins and aquifers. The transboundary river basins occupy 60% of...

Australia’s Comprehensive Water Management System is Being Pressured by Rising Carbon Emissions
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Australia’s Comprehensive Water Management System is Being Pressured by Rising Carbon Emissions

Rating B (Moderately Effective)In Australia, water usage and availability have changed significantly over the last decade due to climate change as well as human patterns of water use. These two factors have resulted in shifts in rainfall patterns, temperature extremes, and community tension around the sustainable use of Australia’s water resources now and in the...

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