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Water resources across Europe — confronting water scarcity and drought

Publication Created 03 Mar 2009 Published 12 Mar 2009

Topics: Water ,

EEA Report No 2/2009

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This report provides an up-to-date assessment of water resources across Europe.

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Water-resources-across-Europe.pdf [4.0 MB]

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Order a printed copy online (EU-Bookshop).

ORDER ID (Catalogue Number): TH-AL-09-002-EN-C

Price (Euro): EUR 15.00

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