Water Scacity in Europe 2022

Water is essential for life, as it supports ecosystems and regulates our climate. However, it is a limited resource, with less than 1% of the world’s fresh water available for direct human consumption. Europe must learn to cherish one of its most valuable yet limited resources.

Published 4/06/2022

by Michail Filippou

Water is essential for life, as it supports ecosystems and regulates our climate. However, it is a limited resource, with less than 1% of the world’s fresh water available for direct human consumption. Europe must learn to cherish one of its most valuable yet limited resources.

Water scarcity is posing an increasing threat to the economy, communities, and ecosystems that rely on it. Water is anticipated to become even scarcer in many locations if climate change continues to raise average temperatures across Europe, therefore finding methods to safeguard this resource is critical.

Drought is a temporary reduction in water availability, such as when there is no rain for an extended period of time. When demand for water exceeds available sustainable resources, water shortage occurs. We need to learn how to avoid this.

We need to learn to preserve water and manage our available resources more efficiently since an adequate supply of good-quality water is a prerequisite for economic and social success. You can read more here.