Poderá uma estratégia nova melhorar a gestão europeia da água?

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Poderá uma estratégia nova melhorar a gestão europeia da água?  A escassez de água afeta um terço da UE e, com a poluição e a procura elevada da mesma, torna-se necessário mais investimento e inovação. Analisamos os prós e os contras das propostas da nova Estratégia Europeia de Resiliência Hídrica.  LEIA MAIS : http://pt.euronews.com/2025/06/17/podera-uma-estrategia-nova-melhorar-a-gestao-europeia-da-agua  Subscreva, euronews está disponível em 12 línguas.

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00:00Música

00:00A terceira do ano está afetada por água escassidade.

00:18A água polícia e a água é também uma grande preocupação,

00:22que estão sendo abordados por esta água purificada.

00:24A água polícia e a alta demanda de água para uso econômico

00:29requer investimento e a melhor implementação de legislação.

00:33Para tentar adressar tudo o above,

00:36a Commission Europeia lançou uma nova estratégia de água resílios.

00:40Vamos ver mais sobre o EUDecoded.

00:43Só 37% dos EUA's surface waters têm um bom status ecologico

00:48e só 29% têm um bom status químico.

00:50The continent is the fastest warming region in the world

00:54due to climate change,

00:56which has increased the number of water-related natural disasters.

01:00Currently, 30% of the EU suffers from water scarcity

01:03due to prolonged droughts.

01:06Meanwhile, devastating floods cost 325 billion euros

01:10in damage between 1980 and 2023.

01:14The European Water Resilience Strategy aims to reduce water pollution,

01:17prevent waste and make water accessible to all.

01:21With this strategy,

01:22the European Commission promises to help member states

01:25better implement the 2000 Water Framework Directive

01:30and three related laws.

01:32Let's hear what Europeans think about the public management

01:35of this precious common good.

01:37The weather may be working very much

01:41when it comes to the consumption.

01:43Every year we can say that we can say

01:46that we can say that from one or two storms in the winter,

01:48if there are not these,

01:50we will certainly face a problem

01:52and there is a great possibility

01:54that we will fall in a large percentage of our business.

01:57I hope that my parents still have enough water

02:00to be able to survive.

02:01And a sweet water to be able to live.

02:04I think it has to do with the level of pollution

02:07and more to manage the pollution that exists in the water

02:11and talk about the people who treat water with these companies.

02:16Euronews reporter Amandine S. will help us decode this issue.

02:21One of the main topics that the European Commission wants to address

02:24is water pollution,

02:26particularly with chemicals called PFAS or forever pollutants.

02:31What is at stake?

02:32So PFAS are substances dubbed forever pollutants

02:35because they don't easily break down,

02:37so they tend to accumulate over time in the environment.

02:40And the problem is that research has shown

02:42that exposure to certain types of PFAS

02:45causes serious health problems.

02:48So the Commission is planning to launch

02:49a public-private partnership

02:51to support innovation to clean up pollution

02:54from PFAS and other chemicals.

02:57The polluter pays principle will be applied,

03:00so it means that public funding would be used only for the sites

03:04where it has not been possible to identify

03:06who is responsible for the pollution.

03:08Industry and agriculture are two sectors

03:11that use a lot of fresh water

03:13and also contribute to water pollution with chemicals.

03:17So will the strategy address those problems?

03:21So when it comes to water quantity,

03:23the Commission is calling member states

03:25to improve water efficiency by at least 10% by 2030.

03:30So for instance, in the agriculture sector,

03:32water efficiency could be improved

03:34through precision farming, drip irrigation, water reuse,

03:38or by using more climate-resistant crops,

03:41according to the strategy.

03:43And when it comes to the industry,

03:44the Commission is, for instance,

03:46looking at the water consumption of data centres,

03:48and it's also planning to launch

03:51another public-private partnership

03:52to develop innovative methods for dry cooling.

03:58NGOs and Europe's Green Party say that

04:00this strategy is far from giving concrete answers

04:04to the problems.

04:05What are they suggesting to be done?

04:08So it's important to keep in mind

04:09that the Greens and some NGOs have criticised

04:12this strategy for lacking clear legal requirements

04:15since it is non-binding

04:17and for not providing dedicated funding.

04:20So that's one point.

04:20Second, they are stressing that it fails

04:23to tackle pollution at source.

04:25So they are calling for strict management

04:27of fertilisers and chemicals.

04:29According to the European Commission,

04:31around 55 billion euros is spent

04:34on water investments across Europe,

04:37but there is an annual gap of 23 billion euros

04:39to solve the problems.

04:41To address this gap,

04:42the EU's executive will allocate

04:44the larger share of the cohesion funds,

04:47which are intended for less wealthy regions,

04:49to water management.

04:51In addition,

04:51the European Investment Bank

04:53will launch a new programme.

04:5515 billion euros will be available

04:57over the period between 2025 and 2027,

05:01and it aims to attract a further 25 billion euros

05:03from commercial investors.

05:06Our guest is Hildegard Bentele

05:08from Centre-right EPP Group,

05:11who shares the MEP Water Group

05:13at the European Parliament.

05:15Welcome to Euronews.

05:16One of the few concrete aspects

05:19of the European Water Resilience Strategy

05:21is increasing investment

05:24through the cohesion funds

05:26and the European Investment Bank.

05:28Will that money be enough?

05:30Well, we'll see,

05:32because the negotiations

05:33for the budget have just started,

05:35so it's important

05:36to have the priorities here.

05:38And everybody knows

05:39about the emergency

05:40and about the needs

05:43of investment into the sector.

05:45We have the figures,

05:47so we can react with the budget

05:48and better use,

05:49as you said,

05:50the cohesion policy,

05:51because we have seen

05:52that funds have not been used

05:55even for investments,

05:57so we have to think about it.

05:59The European Commission

05:59proposes voluntary targets

06:02to improve water efficiency

06:03by 10% by 2030,

06:06but there is not a roadmap

06:09or an implementation mechanism

06:11foreseen,

06:12so isn't this just good intentions?

06:14It is a good intention

06:15and it's also,

06:17I would say,

06:17a little bit modest

06:18because 10% is not a lot,

06:21but at least it's on the agenda.

06:23And I think we can do more also,

06:25for example,

06:26through public procurement.

06:27And if we prescribe

06:28that water-efficient technologies

06:30have to be used,

06:32we have to take it serious

06:33because it's the cheapest way

06:36to save money

06:37is to become more efficient.

06:39But first of all,

06:40we have to become more transparent

06:42because people don't know

06:43how much water they waste,

06:45how much water they use

06:46in their households.

06:47shouldn't also more concrete measures

06:49be foreseen

06:51and even sanctions

06:52for less proactive member states

06:54in terms of preventing

06:56and recovering

06:58from water-related disasters,

07:01whether droughts or floods.

07:04We have, for example,

07:05the Water Framework Directive

07:06and this is legislation.

07:08If you do not comply with legislation,

07:09we could sanction there

07:11because if member states

07:12don't meet the targets

07:13of legislation,

07:14they should be sanctioned.

07:15And we have a backlog.

07:17We haven't seen a lot of progress

07:19in the last 20 years,

07:20so we have to become faster.

07:22And I would also see

07:24that the Commission

07:24is getting more rigid on that

07:26in the coming years,

07:27also with the strategy.

07:28The European Commission

07:30is focusing on improving

07:32infrastructure

07:33and technological innovation,

07:35but environmentalists say

07:37that we need to protect nature more.

07:39They suggest that water management

07:41should include protection

07:43of moors and wetlands,

07:45as well as reducing the use

07:47of fertilizers and pesticides.

07:50EU Decoded will continue

07:51to follow water protection efforts

07:53in Europe.

07:54Stay tuned.

07:58.

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