During 2023, all Amazonian countries recorded the lowest July to September rainfall in over 40 years. Rainfall anomalies in the Brazilian States of western Amazonia, particularly Amazonas, range from 100 to 350 mm below normal corresponding to about 40-50% reduction compared to the average...

Mitigating the big challenges of access to clean water, energy and poverty in Africa requires integrated solutions. The analysis of issues related to the water, energy, food and the ecosystem through a nexus approach, has attracted the interest of scientists, policy-makers and the private...

This report presents the results from a study organised under the coordination of JRC as part of a project aiming at the adaptation of the in vitro micronucleus test (Test Guideline 487) for the assessment of manufactured NMs. The aim of the first step of the project was to evaluate the...

This report presents the results from a study organised under the coordination of JRC as part of a project aiming at the adaptation of the in vitro micronucleus test (Test Guideline 487) for the assessment of manufactured NMs. The aim of the first step of the project was to evaluate the...

Mitigating the big challenges of access to clean water, energy and poverty in Africa requires integrated solutions. The analysis of issues related to the water, energy, food and the ecosystem through a nexus approach, has attracted the interest of scientists, policy-makers and the private...

In a thinking of circular economy, the understanding of how problematic chemical substances may migrate and travel across the various boundaries of a life-cycle is of pivotal importance to ensure that the philosophy of reuse and recycle is not jeopardized by new risks of contamination. In this...

This report illustrates a system of indicators (called JRC Water Pressure Indicators) providing a consistent picture of human pressures on water bodies at European scale, to be compared with pressure and status information reported by Member States under the Water Framework Directive 60/2000/EC....

In a thinking of circular economy, the understanding of how problematic chemical substances may migrate and travel across the various boundaries of a life-cycle is of pivotal importance to ensure that the philosophy of reuse and recycle is not jeopardized by new risks of contamination. In this...

Seawater desalination, although a traditional source of water in arid and water-scarce regions, is receiving attention worldwide due to the growing concern on dwindling traditional water resources. Desalination entails significant energy consumption, which may be unsustainable when the latter is...