Overview

• The EU Commission is preparing to launch a comprehensive water strategy by summer 2025 to address escalating water scarcity in Europe.
• The initiative focuses on raising awareness about water as a finite resource among consumers, farmers, and industries.
• Proposed measures include tracking household water consumption to encourage more deliberate conservation behaviors.
• Germany has recorded less than half of its usual rainfall from February to May 2025, with spring potentially becoming the driest since 1881.
• The strategy draws on lessons from Europe's energy crisis, where transparency led to significant behavioral changes in resource usage.