Plausible future scenarios for the water environment to 2030 and 2050

This project developed and explored 4 plausible future
scenarios and a reference scenario for the water
environment for England and Wales through to 2050.

The scenarios are a strategic tool that can be used to
investigate future uncertainties associated with water
management in a coherent and consistent manner. The
project’s findings will help water and environment
planners to help ‘future proof’ water management
strategies and policies.

Exploring the four scenarios enabled learning about the future water management challenges impacting the water environment and water resources. This allowed an assessment of the effectiveness of current EU legislation. Future climate and socio-economic changes may undermine EU environmental requirements as even scenarios driven by long-term sustainability do not fully achieve the desired environmental outcomes. The findings of these study could assist water and environment planners to help ‘future proof’ water management strategies and policies.

The scenarios were made in: 2014

The scenarios look out to: 2050

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David Forrow
Project client
February 10, 2021

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Plausible future scenarios for the water environment to 2030 and 2050
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