How do adaptation measures affect water quality?

Various measures are being implemented to adapt ourselves and our environment to the changing climate. Many of these adaptation measures have a positive effect on water quality, but some may have a negative effect. For each adaptation measure, the Dutch page shows the potential positive and negative effects on water quality. The overview may help to enhance positive effects and minimise any negative effects.

More information on the potential impact of adaptation measures on water quality is provided in the interactive Urban Water Quality, Climate and Adaptation knowledge document (in Dutch). The section on “climate adaptation measures” features several clusters of adaptation measures. Click on a cluster to read more, or click through to various specific measures to read more about their potential impact on water quality. This impact depends on various control variables: will they increase or decrease, and are such increases or decreases positive or negative?