The Water Resilience Strategy sets out a long-term vision centred on three core objectives: restoring and protecting the natural water cycle; building a water-smart economy; and ensuring clean, safe, and affordable water and sanitation for all. To support the achievement of these goals, the EU is planning to act across five key areas: governance, financing, digitalisation, research and innovation, and security. Each area will be supported by targeted flagship actions, scheduled from 2025 to 2029. But will the Strategy live up to its expectations? This remains an open question as it follows two previous attempts from the Commission to address […]
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“If there is no data, there is no policy”, an issue often emphasised by the EESC, following its call for an “EU Blue Deal”. It captures the heart of one of Europe’s biggest water management challenges: the chronic lack of reliable data.
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As Europe faces growing pressure on its natural resources, smart technologies are becoming indispensable for the efficient and transparent management of energy and water in buildings.
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The European Water Resilience Strategy introduces an indicative 10% reduction target for water abstraction by 2030 across the EU to guide and monitor action on water efficiency. Its overall goal is to promote water savings, efficiency, and reuse, and ensure fair distribution of water resources while preserving ecosystems.
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On June 4th 2025, the European Commission unveiled its long-anticipated Water Resilience Strategy. Sparked by the EU Blue Deal adopted by the European Economic and Social Committee in 2023 and fueled by the increasing frequency of droughts and intensifying water scarcity across the continent, the strategy offers a more integrated, forward-looking approach to water governance.
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