TFEWE Under the protocole on Water & Health: Views of water & wastewater service operators

600,000 operators in EU & EFTA countries Malta

England: sea level rise (From Harward, 2008) With Current Management (Orange = 2055) (Purple = 2025) (Red = 2105)

Cyprus: precipitations (From Omorphos, 2009) 1900 1950 1970 2000

Guidance on adaptation is needed Climate, Water & people (From Schneider, 2009) climate change natural influences man made influence - power consumption - heating/cooling - transportation - agriculture water water utilities Guidance on adaptation is needed TFEWE work welcomed 5

Water sector adaptation measures (from Harward, 2009) Water resource management planning Storage Demand management Source development Recycling and reuse Flood analysis and adaptation Prevent & store excess runoff sustainably Slow down the runoff Integrate rainfall prediction … Asset & network resilience Renewable energies – biogas Catchment based approaches

Mitigation National initiatives to evaluate the carbon impacts of the water sector Need for a ‘systematic check’ of the CC impacts & Water impact of policies For the water sector, least carbon impact and no regrets solutions should be prioritized

The vital socio-economic role of water Uses of water resources (% of total abstractions – without cooling) Missing data: SK 7.51% 19.86% 3.69% 43.16% 25.77% EEA-2009: Energy production accounts for 44% of EU water abstraction

Recommandations Controlling pollution at their very sources in both urban and rural areas Prioritisation of drinking water within the allocation hierarchy Increasing aquatic ecosystem resilience supports adaptation Adapting our Directives, Regulations & lifestyles to recognise climate change In the EU, the WFD provides a tool to aid adaptation However Integration of adaptation into other sectorial policies is essential Least carbon impact and no regrets solutions