The European Commission, together with the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the European Committee of the Regions (CoR), officially launched the Water Resilience Stakeholder Platform on September 21, 2026, in Brussels. The platform brings together around community of around fifty members with different backgrounds that will work together over the next five years to help implement the Water Resilience Strategy.
After a summer of extreme heat and record droughts, Europe’s need for water resilience has never been clearer. From farmers facing dwindling water resources to energy producers reducing output because of shortages, changes in the water cycle are affecting society and the economy.
The Commission is therefore stepping up efforts to ensure that no community is left behind and that the Water Resilience Strategy is implemented effectively and fairly across the EU. Achieving Europe’s water resilience objectives by 2050 will require transformational change at every level. Member States, cities and regions will play a key role, alongside businesses, academia, young people, civil society and financial organisations. Europe’s strongest path forward remains fully implementing the EU’s water legislation and the Water Resilience Strategy.
To support this effort, the new Platform will bring together a broad range of European stakeholders, including business representatives, the water sector, civil society, regional and local authorities, and Member State governments. It will focus on selected priority areas linked to strengthening water resilience, including digitalisation and water efficiency, as well as opportunities to accelerate water reuse.
The Platform will help identify implementation barriers, propose practical solutions and ensure that the Strategy’s actions reflect a wide range of public and sectoral interests.
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Source: European Commission | Directorate-General for Environment (https://environment.ec.europa.eu/news/commission-launches-water-resilience-stakeholder-platform-2026-09-21_en)