This report gives an overview of the main natural and artificial causes and impacts of floods and droughts in western and central European countries, as well as policy responses. It aims to help policy- and decision-makers in their work on preventing and managing such extreme events, as well as...

As a part of the work programme of the European Environment Agency (EEA), the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) has compiled a first version of a European marine database 'Marinebase'. This database on water quality parameters covers aggregated data related to eutrophication...

This report contains the proceedings and follow-up to date of the second workshop on contaminated sites held in Dublin in November 1999. The report analyses the results of a test regional data collection and presents a proposal for regional indicators on contaminated sites.

The elements of a new data collection network called Reportnet are described in this report, which reflects a shared concern among the major stakeholders that European environmental reporting needs to be revised. The elements described consist of developing of an environmental information...

This report is intended as guidance to help decision-makers in their efforts to comply with the EU Landfill Directive's targets for reducing the landfilling of biodegradable municipal waste. The first part of the report provide information on the strategies and instruments available to achieve...

This report is intended as guidance to help decision-makers in their efforts to comply with the EU Landfill Directive's targets for reducing the landfilling of biodegradable municipal waste. The first part of the report provide information on the strategies and instruments available to achieve...

This report is intended as guidance to help decision-makers in their efforts to comply with the EU Landfill Directive's targets for reducing the landfilling of biodegradable municipal waste. The first part of the report provide information on the strategies and instruments available to achieve...

Eutrophication is the enhanced primary production of marine algae due to excessive supply of nutrients from human activities, independent of the natural productivity level of the sea area in question. The main objectives of this report are to evaluate the causes, state and development of...

The aim of this report is to examine whether estimates of the plant pigment chlorophyll-a from satellite data can support the evaluation of eutrophication in European marine and coastal waters. Satellite images are a good indicator of the occurrence of algal blooms in relation to eutrophication...

Eurowaternet is designed to give a representative assessment of water types and variations in environmental pressures caused by human activity across Europe. It is based on sample stations in existing national monitoring networks and programmes. The need for comparability (comparing like with...