http://www.eea.europa.eu These are the search results for the query, showing results 1 to 3. http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/number-of-days-with-water-temperature-higher-than-23-oc-in-the-river-rhine-lobith-the-netherlands-1909-2003?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic No publisher alec EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (http://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL). river climate change Rhine energy2008 2009-01-15T11:43:53+02:00 EEAFigure http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/water/multimedia/getting-europes-precious-waters-clean-again?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Protecting water from pollution is one of the biggest environmental challenges that we face. In recent decades, major disasters like the Sandoz incident in 1986 demonstrated that pollution knows no frontiers and that strong EU actions and cooperation were needed. This detailed news report looks at the ways in which Europe’s determination to protect water in all its forms is achieving results. From the European quality of the drinking water, through the treatment of waste water, to protection of its rivers, coasts and lakes – over the last few decades it has developed an effective legislative arsenal. The aim of the European Union is for all the water on its territory to by in good status by 2015. Although challenges remain, results are obvious. For example, in 2000, the EU adopted a directive promoting trans-boundary co-operation and introducing the river basin management concept where the territory of the river as a whole is taken into account. And in terms of bathing water, since 1990, the number of bathing sites fulfilling the EU standards has increased by almost 30% to an impressive 90%. No publisher ghicaale river basin management Rhine water quality freshwater quality chemical drinking water water protection directive water pollution bathing water water protection wastewater treatment freshwater ecosystems freshwater pollution wastewater water pollution from agriculture 2008-04-23T11:24:20+01:00 File http://www.eea.europa.eu/themes/policy/multimedia/50-years-of-protecting-europes-environment?utm_source=EEASubscriptions&utm_medium=RSSFeeds&utm_campaign=Generic Today the European Union has the most environmentally friendly arsenal of rules in the world and has done more to tackle pressing ecological problems, such as climate change, than any other major power. But it has not always been like this. Caring for the environment did not feature in the Treaty of Rome, the document that gave birth to the modern day EU. Yet environmental problems were never far away. Europe’s love affair with the car was moving into top gear, industry was busy belching out pollutants and raw sewage was being pumped into our rivers and seas. No publisher ghicaale first environmental policies electronic waste Rhine emission trading scheme climate change recycling acid rain Stavros Dimas natura2000 sea natural parc air quality begining of environmental policy hazardous waste nature REACH river basin management bathing water smog waste Kyoto protocol 2010 biodiversity target waste management asbestos biodiversity loss fine dust global warming coast ultrafine particle biodiversity rubbish freshwater pollution green economy recycled material chemicals low-carbon economy fossil fuel raw materials river EU ETS 2008-02-27T18:02:38+01:00 File