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The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use.Cover design: deblik, Berlin Typesetting: camera-ready by the editors Production: Christine Adolph X Preface be used as an excuse for delaying action. The current knowledge base is sufficient to support a transition in water resource management to adaptive and integrated approaches. These approaches are urgently needed to guarantee water-related services without compromising environmental, economic or social sustainability and to decrease the vulnerability of societies to water-related hazards. The fact that the conference takes place under the auspices of the European Parliament is a clear signal of the political relevance and timeliness of the conference theme. We expect that the book will provide a valuable source of inspiration and guidance for scientists, policy makers and practitioners in their work on water policy and management.We want to thank all contributors to this book for their efforts in providing high quality manuscripts and to Patrick Wild, Torsten Hoch and Stefan Riffert from the CAIWA team at the University of Osnabrück who worked day and night to ensure that the book would be available for the conference. The financial support for the NeWater project from the European Commission is gratefully acknowledged.

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