The current projected climate change for western Europe suggests an acceleration of the hydrological cycle, and hence predicts for the coming decades an increase of exceptional meteorological events such as heat waves, droughts, or catastrophic rainfall and flooding events. Such speeding up of the hydrological cycle adds considerable burden on water management.
The adaptation of water management to climate change is often considered as a key to face this challenge. Yet, designing climate resilient water management policies and practices should be based on a thorough understanding of the way how climate change impact the hydrosphere at systemic level. In this happy hour, scientific advances supporting climate resilient water management practices will be discussed.
