The European Union executive has called on member countries to help improve water efficiency across the EU by at least 10 percent by 2030, as the bloc prepares for the worsening effects of climate change.
The target — which is not legally binding — is part of the EU’s European Water Resilience Strategy, released Wednesday, which aims to restore a water cycle “deeply affected” by pollution, climate change and environmental degradation.
In a seperate recommendation, the European Commission encourages EU countries to “set their own targets for water efficiency, based on their national circumstances.”
It comes as Europe faces multiple water-related problems, including PFAS and nitrate pollution, leaky infrastructure, more severe droughts and higher intensity rainfall.
