BACKGROUND

EUREAU is organizing under the Belgian Presidency of the EU, and with the help of BELGAQUA (EUREAU Member) a Euro­pean Conference dedicated to Climate Change and Water.
The impacts of climate change will be felt first and foremost through the medium of water: it is clear that we can expect to see flooding and droughts becoming more frequent and more severe. Recent events across Europe have highlighted the threat to critical infrastruc­ture and key services such as water and wastewater. We strongly believe that to deal with climate change adaptation is to deal with water and our members have invested heavily to maintain and develop the water and wastewater infrastructure to ensure the availability of safe water supplies and wastewater services.