Water Resource Management in Greece

Greece compared to other countries in Europe has an abundant resource of water.

However, due to the large diversity of geography in Greece, these water sources are limited
to the mainland of Greece. The smaller Aegean islands off the coast of Greece suffer a
problem of water shortage due to the absence of water reservoirs. These islands are supplied
with water by the means of tankers carrying water from the reservoirs in the mainland. It is an
expensive method of transporting water.
The water crisis has caused the consumers a lot trouble and worry. These consumers
have no access to water and have to spend days before water is delivered. Moreover, they are
also unable to use the water for sanitation purposes which leads to many illnesses being
spread around the islands. Furthermore, the tourism sector is also affected due to the shortage
of water in the islands off the coast of Greece. Also, the agriculture sector has also been
affected intensively due to the shortage of water for the crops. In short, the water crisis has
caused many difficulties in all way possible.
Besides the large diversity in geography, there are many reasons behind the water
crisis that surround these islands. One of it would be the increase in water demand. The rise
in population as well as the increase in the tourism sector has caused an innate rise in the
demand of water to which it is not met. Moreover, there are administrative problems in
Greece as well which led to a non functioning crisis management. The officials in Greece
seek for a short-term solution to a long standing problem. The officials make decisions
without having a risk analysis done for future crisis. Furthermore, water overcharge and
water pollution are some of the other forces behind the water crisis.
Hence, a way to overcome these problems would be a rational management of water
so that all problematic relationships between the supplier and the demander can be solved.
Hence, all the parties including government officials, people, private firms, NGOs, and
international firms have to collaborate and people have to create their own organizations
according to their needs as well as problems, a hybrid organisation to control a common
water resource.

References

Andeadakis, A. (2007). Towards a Master Plan of Water Resource Management and

Protection in Greece. National Technical University of Athens.
Atay, I. (2012). Water Resource Management in Greece: Perceptions about Water Problems
in the Napflion Area. Universitet Stockholms.

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Water Management in Greece

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Dhiviyan Janardharan
Harintharan a/l
Sinaapan
Khavishankeri
Tirukumaran
Sabreeta Antony
Sarathkumaran
Baskaran

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