Water scarcity in the Netherlands August 2022

The Dutch government declared a “de facto water shortage (level 2)” on August 3rd, scaling up from a “threat of water shortage (level 1)”. With this declaration, the management of the water distribution is delegated to a national commission (Management Team Water Scarcity) with the aim of following the development of the water scarcity more closely and being able to react faster if the need for more measures arises. Currently, mostly preventive measures are taken. Europe has been experiencing a severe-to-extreme drought since the beginning of 2022 with forecast for the coming months still poin... Mehr ...