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One singularity of northwestern Europe (NWE) is that severe droughts are rare events in the region and water scarcity has hardly been experienced in its history. The DROP pilot sites are not exceptions to this context. Although the lack of a drought history in wet areas can explain why drought and water scarcity are not necessarily the focus of (if ever considered in) river basin management plans, it must be noted that freshwater availability for drinking water provision remains a priority stake in both quantitative and qualitative aspects. Providing a reliable and safe supply of drinking water may thus be a leading entryway to the development of drought risk awareness and drought adaptation measures in a river basin. When such essential resource is threatened and the competition for water among users increases, there is a good chance that reflections and changes will be triggered. Water use conflicts and drinking water supply threats may arise due to increased water demand, but also due to decreased water availability. The later may occur because of natural climate variability, i.e., drier years than average, or as the result of the impact of climate change on local water resources. Climate change awareness is then an important asset to manage water availability. Where climate change awareness is low and adaptation measures are basically inexistent, social and political responses to drought adaptation may be slow and inefficient. However, even in those cases where climate change awareness is still low in general society, water authorities and other stakeholders are conscious that water demand tends to intensify with population and economic growth, rendering water scarcity conceivable and even foreseeable. Freshwater availability for drinking water supply is therefore an issue that can motivate the introduction of drought and water scarcity risks into the political and public agenda , even in " drought-scarce " regions. This chapter highlights the links between drought governance and the vulnerability of ...

One singularity of northwestern Europe (NWE) is that severe droughts are rare events in the region and water scarcity has hardly been experienced in its history. The DROP pilot sites are not exceptions to this context. Although the lack of a drought history in wet areas can explain why drought and water scarcity are not necessarily the focus of (if ever considered in) river basin management plans, it must be noted that freshwater availability for drinking water provision remains a priority stake in both quantitative and qualitative aspects. Providing a reliable and safe supply of drinking water may thus be a leading entryway to the development of drought risk awareness and drought adaptation measures in a river basin. When such essential resource is threatened and the competition for water among users increases, there is a good chance that reflections and changes will be triggered. Water use conflicts and drinking water supply threats may arise due to increased water demand, but also due to decreased water availability. The later may occur because of natural climate variability, i.e., drier years than average, or as the result of the impact of climate change on local water resources. Climate change awareness is then an important asset to manage water availability. Where climate change awareness is low and adaptation measures are basically inexistent, social and political responses to drought adaptation may be slow and inefficient. However, even in those cases where climate change awareness is still low in general society, water authorities and other stakeholders are conscious that water demand tends to intensify with population and economic growth, rendering water scarcity conceivable and even foreseeable. Freshwater availability for drinking water supply is therefore an issue that can motivate the introduction of drought and water scarcity risks into the political and public agenda , even in " drought-scarce " regions. This chapter highlights the links between drought governance and the vulnerability of ...

International audience ; Conduire une politique efficace en matière d'adaptation aux évolutions climatiques est un enjeu pour les collectivités et tous les acteurs des territoires, notamment dans le domaine de la gestion de la ressource en eau. À partir des premiers résultats d'une analyse de la gouvernance de la sécheresse dans le bassin versant de la Vilaine aval en Bretagne, cet article nous montre comment les éléments de la gouvernance de l'eau peuvent jouer un rôle dans la mise en place de mesures adaptées à la sécheresse face aux impacts liés au changement climatique.

International audience ; Conduire une politique efficace en matière d'adaptation aux évolutions climatiques est un enjeu pour les collectivités et tous les acteurs des territoires, notamment dans le domaine de la gestion de la ressource en eau. À partir des premiers résultats d'une analyse de la gouvernance de la sécheresse dans le bassin versant de la Vilaine aval en Bretagne, cet article nous montre comment les éléments de la gouvernance de l'eau peuvent jouer un rôle dans la mise en place de mesures adaptées à la sécheresse face aux impacts liés au changement climatique.

International audience ; Conduire une politique efficace en matière d'adaptation aux évolutions climatiques est un enjeu pour les collectivités et tous les acteurs des territoires, notamment dans le domaine de la gestion de la ressource en eau. À partir des premiers résultats d'une analyse de la gouvernance de la sécheresse dans le bassin versant de la Vilaine aval en Bretagne, cet article nous montre comment les éléments de la gouvernance de l'eau peuvent jouer un rôle dans la mise en place de mesures adaptées à la sécheresse face aux impacts liés au changement climatique.

This guide presents the work of the team of scientists that have been working in the project "Benefit of Governance in Drought Adaptation" (in short: the DROP project), which has received funding from the Interreg IVB programme of the European Union. As a result of climate change, it is expected that extreme events influencing water management (flooding or drought) will increase. Early adaptation to this trend of increasing climatic extremes is therefore required. Governance plays a crucial role in the adaptation process particularly in restricting or facilitating the implementation of adaptation measures. In-depth knowledge about the governance setting of a given region and how to influence governance processes is therefore essential in realizing effective adaptation.

This guide presents the work of the team of scientists that have been working in the project "Benefit of Governance in Drought Adaptation" (in short: the DROP project), which has received funding from the Interreg IVB programme of the European Union. As a result of climate change, it is expected that extreme events influencing water management (flooding or drought) will increase. Early adaptation to this trend of increasing climatic extremes is therefore required. Governance plays a crucial role in the adaptation process particularly in restricting or facilitating the implementation of adaptation measures. In-depth knowledge about the governance setting of a given region and how to influence governance processes is therefore essential in realizing effective adaptation.