2.1 Introduction: Drought Events and the Importance of Policy Responses on the European Level
2.2 Policy Frameworks for the European Governance Structure
2.2.1 Drought Policy Context
2.2.2 EU Drought Policy Objectives
2.2.3 Policy Instrument, Measures and Strategies
2.3 European Drought Policy: Policy Relations Between Flooding, Drought, Agriculture and Nature
2.3.1 EC Communication on Water Scarcity and Drought
2.3.2 EC Communication ‘Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water Resources’
2.3.3 EU Water Framework Directive
2.3.4 EU Floods Directive
2.3.5 EU Habitats Directive and EU Birds Directive
2.3.6 EU Groundwater Directive
2.3.7 European Common Agricultural Policy
2.4 Where to Go: A Conclusion on the Development of the European Perspective on Drought
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