The RP Umbria ERDF 2021-2027 highlights the risks associated with climate change. Umbria is among the 9 Italian regions with the highest number of municipalities at risk from landslides and floods.
Specific objective 2.4. Promote climate change adaptation, risk prevention and disaster resilience.
Action 2.4.1 foresees: innovative actions will be implemented to allow assessments on the availability of water resources, also in the medium-long term, strategic support for productive sectors, the agricultural sector and tourism. The prevention interventions will concern the implementation of interoperable databases relating to all aspects connected to landslide and flood risk management (artificial reservoirs of a regional nature, cadaster of existing defense works, etc.). Among the protection measures, pilot interventions will be envisaged on watercourses of the secondary and minor network, favoring "Nature Based Solution" (NBS) approaches and technologies. The monitoring and warning systems supported by the action will be based on the concept of Open Data and interoperable with any similar and possibly complementary investments supported within the context of different funding sources (for example the PNRR).

One of the important challenges the ERDF Operational Program 2021-2027 addresses are water scarcity and torrential rains, and how to avoid damage to vulnerable bodies of water.
In this context the ERDF OP contains the specific objective 2.6 efficient use of resources as well as actions for water management and conservation of water resources (including river basin management, adaptation to climate change, reuse, leakage reduction). It further foresees new technologies for environmental management and control and geographic and environmental information systems.
The document makes an explicit reference to actions to "be aligned und coordinated with actions contemplated in the Interreg Europe 2021-2027 program to achieve a 'Greener Europe'".

The Policy Instrument is the West-Estonia River Basin Management Plan 2022-2027. It focuses on water management and protection and covers approximately half of the Estonian territory.
The main objective of the plan is to achieve the good status of waters. It is complemented by the flood risk management plan and the national marine strategy to be implemented under the authority of the Estonian Ministry of the Environment.
The River Basin Management Plan call for measures to be identified against the impacts of climate, i.e., increasing temperature, changes in precipitation patterns, extreme weather events. Risks are sea level rise, erosion of coastal areas, changing river flowrates, droughts, all of which affect the functioning of ecosystems.
Effects of climate change put additional burden on efforts to manage waters and achieve good status One of the key aspects to identify measures for adaptation and resilience are effective systems to collect the necessary data and improve reporting, monitoring and status evaluation.
To address the effects of climate change on waters the Plan lists as one of the main tasks efficient monitoring, reporting, and evaluation. This includes mapping of climate change hot spots, a monitoring network for small, sensitive water systems, re-evaluation of the status assessments of waters, digitalising the existing data for use in climate scenario modelling, enhancing the use of remote sensing technologies for data collection.

European Funds for Lodzkie 2021-2027 identifies the most important areas of intervention requiring support from EU funds.
Water management and environmental protection are included in the following priorities:
Priority 2: EU Funds for Green Lodzkie
- RSO2.4: Promote climate change adaptation and prevention of risks associated with natural disasters and catastrophes, resilience, with an ecosystem approach;
- RSO2.5: Promote access to water and sustainable water management
- RSO2.6: Supporting the transition to a circular and resource-efficient economy
- RSO2.7: Strengthen the protection and preservation of nature, biodiversity and green infrastructure
In municipal wastewater treatment plant projects, an important aspect will be actions concerning sludge management. To ensure more efficient water management, support will be provided for investments in monitoring systems for water supply infrastructure, installations for recovery and reuse of water (including in industrial processes), investments in dual sewerage systems enabling use of grey water in toilets.
To ensure the quality of drinking water, it is also necessary to invest in infrastructure for intake, treatment, supply, delivery and storage of water. Priority will be given to reducing water losses and making efficient use of existing water resources drinking water.
The program also foresees green-blue infrastructure investments aimed at strengthening biodiversity and nature conservation (green roofs, rain gardens, etc.)

The selected Policy Instrument (PI) is the Territorial and Settlement Development Operational Programme Plus - TOP_Plusz-1.2.1-21, dealing with 'Liveable settlements' (Élhető települések).
Vas County Government Office is the Managing Authority of the selected PI, the Office acts as a PI holder in the project implementation. The PI is a part of the Investment for jobs and growth goal programme.
The selected PI is dealing with the following topics in accordance with the project topic:
- developing the water management system of the regional settlements
- increasing the efficiency of the water management interventions
- supporting the preparation of the Integrated Urban Water Management Plan per settlements
- developing the green and blue infrastructure of the settlements
- supporting the economic revitalization of the buildings for community purposes
- expanding energy efficiency and renewable energy usage
- raising awareness among stakeholders, decision-making persons, and the general public
The location of the call implementation is the settlements of Vas County with least developed areas according to the relevant area-specific annex of PI. Beneficiaries are the settlements of Vas County.
Territorial and Settlement Development Operational Programme Plus is a national-level PI, but grants will be allocated via NUTSIII level based on the Integrated Territorial Program of Vas County (ITP) prepared and implemented by Vas County Government Office.

Objective: provide an integrated approach to drought challenges in the Province of West-Flanders
Characteristics: integrated bottom-up approach with focus on source measures (lessen water use), nature-based solutions and, as a last resort, artificial above-ground basins.
Priority: for the Province the agricultural sector is the most important water user (both in economic sense as volume-wise) by far.
Measures (in decreasing order):
Primarily, water demand reduction is promoted. This includes investigating alternative cultivation techniques, such as drought-resistant crops, increasing carbon content or promoting no-tillage to reduce water demand.
Secondly, we want to optimally control the water levels in our watercourses so that a balance can be struck between protecting against flooding and retaining enough water in dry periods (which is a significant change from the previous “evacuate water as quickly as possible” focus).
A third pillar is saving water in controlled flood plains. These NBS’s have the primary function of conserving water but are important for biodiversity as well. Possibilities for underground storage are very limited, due to a superficial clay layer.
Despite this holistic approach short term water shortages still occur during increasingly frequent droughts. To cope with these, large-scale water reserves under the form of irrigation basins must also be realised. Not to stimulate water-intensive crops but as a last line of defence against drought.

The Masterplan for Water Development and Management (SDAGE) is a planning document in the field of water. It defines, for a period of 6 years:
- the main guidelines to guarantee management aimed at preserving aquatic environments and satisfying the various water users,
- the quality and quantity objectives to be achieved for each river, each water body, each groundwater table, each estuary, and each coastal sector.
The SDAGE is drawn up by the Basin Committee (190 members) representing all the stakeholders in water management (local authorities, associations, consumers, industrialists, representatives of the agricultural sector and State representatives).