Mange af de fattigere regioner i Sydeuropa har vandmangel og sæsonbetingede svingninger i både forsyning og efterspørgsel; samtidig har de større risiko for forurening af vandreserverne end an­dre steder i Unionen.
Many poorer regions in South­ern Europe have a shortage of water and seasonal fluctuations in both supply and demand as well as a greater possibility of contamination of reserves than elsewhere in the Union.