Contents
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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Nanny Bressers, Hans Bressers and Corinne Larrue
1.1 Introduction: Why Governance for Drought Resilience?. . . . . .
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1.2 Defining Governance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.3 A Short Overview on Existing Governance Assessment
Methods and How We Relate to Them . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.4 Towards Constructing Our Own Governance
Assessment Model . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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1.5 Outlook and Reader Guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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References. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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European Drought and Water Scarcity Policies . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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Ulf Stein, Gül Özerol, Jenny Tröltzsch, Ruta Landgrebe,
Anna Szendrenyi and Rodrigo Vidaurre
2.1 Introduction: Drought Events and the Importance
of Policy Responses on the European Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2 Policy Frameworks for the European Governance Structure . . .
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2.2.1
Drought Policy Context . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2.2
EU Drought Policy Objectives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.2.3
Policy Instrument, Measures and Strategies . . . . . . . .
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2.3 European Drought Policy: Policy Relations Between
Flooding, Drought, Agriculture and Nature . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3.1
EC Communication on Water Scarcity
and Drought. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3.2
EC Communication ‘Blueprint to Safeguard
Europe’s Water Resources’ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3.3
EU Water Framework Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3.4
EU Floods Directive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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2.3.5
EU Habitats Directive and EU Birds Directive . . . . . .
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