A severe drought affected Europe in 2022 with significant impacts on society, the environment, and the economy. Also Romania was highly affected and experienced huge losses in agriculture, a drop in energy production, increased forest fires, disruptions in water supply and many months of restriction on riverine transport on the Danube. The drought showed Europe’s and Romania’s vulnerability to these events and illustrated the need to prepare.

To better understand these vulnerabilities, the multiple impacts of droughts and to exchange ideas and showcase successful experiences in managing drought risk, the Romanian Ministry of Environments, Water and Forests and the National Administration "Romanian Waters" together with the World Bank are organizing an international conference on Drought Risk and Drought Risk Management in Romania and in Europe on October 30 and October 31 at the Novotel, Calea Victoriei 37 in Bucharest, Romania.

Speakers

30 October

Natalia Limones: Drought 2022 in Romania and in Europe

Luca Perez: Ongoing Developments on Water Scarcity and Drought Risk Management at EU level

Birgit Vogel: Climate Change & Drought in the Danube River Basin - Transboundary Challenge and Coordinated Activities towards Water Resilience

Dario Masante: EDORA Project

Raimund Mair and Dor Fridman: Drought Risk Assessment for the Danube Region

Viorel Chendez: Water Resorces and Hydrological Drought – Current Trends and Future Projections

Elena Tatomir: The affects of drought and climate change on agricultural crops

Anca Bors: Drought Risk for Romania’s Water Supply Sector

Romeo Soare: Effects of Drought on Navigation Conditions on Danube River, Downstream of Iron Gate

31 October

Natalia Limones: Overview Drought Risk Management

Olimpia Negru: Drought Risk Management at National Level - Overview Romania

Christian Rusu: Water Allocation Mechanisms at River Basin Scale

Daniel Chico Zamanillo: Drought Planning and Drought Management in Spain

Lukas Zaruba: Integrated Drought Risk Management in the Czech Republic

Gheorge Constantin: EUSDR PA5 – The Danube Basin Approach to Drought and Water Scarcity

Marian Tudor: Ecological Reconstruction of Wetlands as Instrument for Reduction of Climate Change Effects

Raimund Mair: Drought Risk Management in the Water Supply Sector - Reduction of NRW

Daniel Alexandru: Drought Monitoring in Romania

Christian Moise: Space-based RDI projects in support of drought effects mitigation

Markus Enenkel: New Data, new Insights: The next Generation of Drought Risk Finance Instruments