1. Lessons from the 2018-2019 European droughts : a collective need for unifying drought risk management
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Blauhut, Veit, Stoelzle, Michael, Ahopelto, Lauri, Brunner, Manuela I., Teutschbein, Claudia, Wendt, Doris E., Akstinas, Vytautas, Bakke, Sigrid J., Barker, Lucy J., Bartošová, Lenka, Briede, Agrita, Cammalleri, Carmelo, Kalin, Ksenija Cindrić, De Stefano, Lucia, Fendeková, Miriam, Finger, David C., Huysmans, Marijke, Ivanov, Mirjana, Jaagus, Jaak, Jakubínský, JiÅ™í, Krakovska, Svitlana, Laaha, Gregor, Lakatos, Monika, Manevski, Kiril, Neumann Andersen, Mathias, Nikolova, Nina, Osuch, Marzena, Van Oel, Pieter, Radeva, Kalina, Romanowicz, Renata J., Toth, Elena, Trnka, Mirek, Urošev, Marko, Urquijo Reguera, Julia, Sauquet, Eric, Stevkov, Aleksandra, Tallaksen, Lena M., Trofimova, Iryna, Van Loon, Anne F., Van Vliet, Michelle T.H., Vidal, Jean Philippe, Wanders, Niko, Werner, Micha, Willems, Patrick, Zivković, Nenad, Hydrologie, Landdegradatie en aardobservatie, Blauhut V., Stoelzle M., Ahopelto L., Brunner M.I., Teutschbein C., Wendt D.E., Akstinas V., Bakke S.J., Barker L.J., Bartosova L., Briede A., Cammalleri C., Kalin K.C., De Stefano L., Fendekova M., Finger D.C., Huysmans M., Ivanov M., Jaagus J., Jakubinsky J., Krakovska S., Laaha G., Lakatos M., Manevski K., Neumann Andersen M., Nikolova N., Osuch M., Van Oel P., Radeva K., Romanowicz R.J., Toth E., Trnka M., Urosev M., Urquijo Reguera J., Sauquet E., Stevkov A., Tallaksen L.M., Trofimova I., Van Loon A.F., Van Vliet M.T.H., Vidal J.-P., Wanders N., Werner M., Willems P., Zivkovic N., University of Freiburg, Department of Built Environment, Uppsala University, University of Birmingham, Lithuanian Energy Institute, University of Oslo, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Czech Academy of Sciences, University of Latvia, European Commission Joint Research Centre Institute, Croatian Meteorological and Hydrological Service, Complutense University, Comenius University in Bratislava, Reykjavík University, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Institute of Hydrometeorology and Seismology of Montenegro, University of Tartu, Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Institute, University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Hungarian Meteorological Service, Aarhus University, Sofia University St. Kliment Ohridski, Institute of Geophysics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Wageningen University and Research Centre, Universita di Bologna, Serbian Academy of Sciences and Arts, Technical University of Madrid, INRAE, National Hydrometeorological Service, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Utrecht University, IHE Delft Institute for Water Education, KU Leuven, University of Belgrade, Aalto-yliopisto, Aalto University, Hydrology and Hydraulic Engineering, Water and Climate Risk, Hydrologie, and Landdegradatie en aardobservatie
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IMPACTS ,drought ,risk ,management ,strategy ,stakeholders ,Europe ,Hidrología ,media_common.quotation_subject ,WATER-RESOURCES ,CIRCULATION ,Vulnerability ,Earth and Planetary Sciences(all) ,Oceanografi, hydrologi och vattenresurser ,METEOROLOGICAL DROUGHT ,EVENTS ,Oceanography, Hydrology and Water Resources ,Short summary: Recent drought events caused enormous damage in Europe. We therefore questioned the existence and effect of current drought management strategies on the actual impacts and how drought is perceived by relevant stakeholders. Over 700 participants from 28 European countries provided insights into drought hazard and impact perception and current management strategies. The study concludes with an urgent need to collectively combat drought risk via a European macro-level drought governance approach ,11. Sustainability ,Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences ,Life Science ,Geosciences, Multidisciplinary ,Environmental planning ,media_common ,Science & Technology ,WIMEK ,Corporate governance ,Geology ,Directive ,Hazard ,6. Clean water ,Water Resources Management ,Water resources ,Geography ,Harm ,13. Climate action ,Physical Sciences ,Water Resources ,General Earth and Planetary Sciences ,Water Systems and Global Change ,Psychological resilience ,Hydrology ,SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation ,Diversity (business) - Abstract
Funding Information: This open-access publication was funded by the University of Freiburg. Funding Information: Financial support. The project is supported by the Wassernetzwerk Baden-Württemberg (Water Research Network of the State Baden-Württemberg), which is funded by the Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg (Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of the State Baden-Württemberg) (grant no. AZ. 7532.21/2.1.6) and Maa-ja vesitekniikan tuki ry foundation. Doris E. Wendt acknowledges her support as part of the NERC-funded Groundwater Drought Initiative (NE/R004994/1). Lucy J. Barker was supported by the Natural Environment Research Council (NE/R016429/1) as part of the UK-SCAPE programme delivering National Capability. The contributions of Mirek Trnka, Lenka Bartošová, and Jaak Jaagus have been supported by SustES – Adaptation strategies for sustainable ecosystem services and food security under adverse environmental conditions (CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000797). Publisher Copyright: © 2022 Veit Blauhut et al. Drought events and their impacts vary spatially and temporally due to diverse pedo-climatic and hydrologic conditions, as well as variations in exposure and vulnerability, such as demographics and response actions. While hazard severity and frequency of past drought events have been studied in detail, little is known about the effect of drought management strategies on the actual impacts and how the hazard is perceived by relevant stakeholders. In a continental study, we characterised and assessed the impacts and the perceptions of two recent drought events (2018 and 2019) in Europe and examined the relationship between management strategies and drought perception, hazard, and impact. The study was based on a pan-European survey involving national representatives from 28 countries and relevant stakeholders responding to a standard questionnaire. The survey focused on collecting information on stakeholders' perceptions of drought, impacts on water resources and beyond, water availability, and current drought management strategies on national and regional scales. The survey results were compared with the actual drought hazard information registered by the European Drought Observatory (EDO) for 2018 and 2019. The results highlighted high diversity in drought perception across different countries and in values of the implemented drought management strategies to alleviate impacts by increasing national and sub-national awareness and resilience. The study identifies an urgent need to further reduce drought impacts by constructing and implementing a European macro-level drought governance approach, such as a directive, which would strengthen national drought management and mitigate damage to human and natural assets.
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