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This contribution to the GAR Special Report on Drought 2021 is a case study on the Danube region. Drought is becoming one of the major challenges in water management in countries of the Danube region, as it is becoming more frequent and more intense.

This report summarizes a year of drought events through the monitoring and forecasting activity of European (EDO) and Global (GDO) Drought Observatories, as part of the Copernicus Emergency Management Service (CEMS). The period of interest spans from

New scientific products are used to produce new Mediterranean and Black Seas operational forecasts for CMEMS by a team of CMCC researchers.
Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
The Adriatic coast is getting ready for the impacts of climate change with new and updated adaptation plans based on scientific evidence.
Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici
LINKS “Strengthening links between technologies and society for European disaster resilience” is a comprehensive study on disaster governance in Europe.
European Commission

This report presents an analysis conducted by the World Bank to assess macro-fiscal impacts of earthquakes and floods in European Union (EU) Member States (MS), analyse the financial instruments in place to manage this risk and identify any associated

The benefits of investing in measures to manage disaster risks can substantially outweigh the costs and are generally two to ten times higher.
World Bank, the

This document summarises outcomes relating to water quality and waterbody conditions from the report ‘Nature-based Solutions: State of the Art in EU-funded Projects’ prepared through the EC’s Valorisation of NBS Projects Initiative. Water legislation is


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