Webinar: Impacts of climate change and fossil fuels on water resources

Topics of climate change, fossil fuels and water resources are highly connected and they influence each other – extreme weather events, draughts and floods, biodiversity, impacts of the coal and gas industry are just some examples of cross-cutting issues. How can we link the impacts of fossil fuels and climate crisis on underground water resources?

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Topics of climate change, fossil fuels and water resources are highly connected and they influence each other – extreme weather events, draughts and floods, biodiversity, impacts of the coal and gas industry are just some examples of cross-cutting issues. How can we link the impacts of fossil fuels and climate crisis on underground water resources? How does the climate crisis influence water and biodiversity in Europe? How to use the recent developments around the EU water legislation as hooks for debates around the right to water, climate ambition and fossil fuel phase-out?

17 September – 15:00-16:30 CEST


Agenda:

15:00-15:10      Introduction

15:10-16:10      Interventions:

  1. Recent developments on EU water legislation and right to water – hooks for climate/fossil fuels/water nexus, by David Sanchez Carpio, Food & Water Action Europe

Q&A

  1. Impacts of climate crisis on water resources in Europe: are we ready to tackle intensified droughts and floods? Examples and practices, by Konstantin Ivanov, Global Water Partnership CEE

Q&A

  1. Impacts of coal mines on ground water resources and why coal mining is not compatible with Water Framework Directive after 2027, by Kuba Gogolewski, Fundacja Rozwój TAK-Odkrywki NIE

Q&A

16:10-16:30      Discussion to identify different approaches to water: Water Framework Directive, biodiversity, climate change mitigation and adaptation, water management etc.

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