Compliance assessment of urban supply systems drought plans in Andalusia
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Abstract
Drought risk adaptation is one of the main challenges facing urban environments reinforced by the forecasts of climate change on the increase in frequency and intensity of these phenomena in southern Europe. Thus, developing and applying management adaptation strategies is a priority issue in these environments. Drought plans are the main tool to face drought risk based on prevention, preparation and risk adaptation in each specific context. In Spain, article 27 of Law 10/2001 of the National Hydrological Plan (PHN) compels urban water supply administrations to prepare Urban Water Drought Emergency Plans (PEM) in urban supplies systems. The work aims to analyze the degree of compliance with the obligation to develop Drought Risk Plans (PEM) in urban supply systems in Andalusia, a territory repeatedly affected by this hazard. For this, a structured analysis of information on hydrological planning and urban supply systems of the Autonomous Community has been carried out. The results show an almost systematic breach of this obligation and therefore a lack of preparation to deal with this type of events in the urban supply systems of Andalusia.