BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Plone.org//NONSGML plone.app.event//EN X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Berlin BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:World Water Day. In Italy in 2023 the availability of water will b e reduced by 18% compared to the annual average calculated since 1951 DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240322 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240323 DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20260421T013312Z UID:757c5d80977b4a19bfbfff06ae5f50a1@www.isprambiente.gov.it CREATED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240322T101916Z DESCRIPTION:Drought\, record rainfall and floods. Better situation than in 2022 ISPRA analyzes on the availability of national water resources The availability of water resources in the year 2023 confirms the negative tr end recorded for several years in Italy\, although as shown by the BIGBANG estimates (the national hydrological model created by ISPRA) it can be co nsidered a year of recovery compared to 2022. In Italy\, the availabilit y of water resources for the year 2023 is estimated at 112.4 billion cubic meters\, compared to a total precipitation value of 279.1 billion cubic m eters. However\, during the year there was a certain recovery compared to 2022\, the year in which the availability of water resources reached 67 bi llion cubic metres\, the historic minimum since 1951 and corresponding to approximately 50% of the average annual availability (137 .8 billion cubic meters)\, calculated over the period 1951–2023. The year 2023 recorde d a nationwide reduction of approximately 18% in availability compared to the annual average of the same long period 1951–2023\, the result of the combined effect of a rainfall deficit - especially in the months of Febru ary\, March\, September and December - and an increase in direct evaporati on water volumes from bodies of water and from the ground. LAST-MODIFIED;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20240412T053749Z URL:https://www.isprambiente.gov.it/en/news/world-water-day-in-italy-in-20 23-the-availability-of-water-will-be-reduced-by-18-compared-to-the-annual- average-calculated-since-1951 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR