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Several EU initiatives support the use of nature-based solutions to enhance Europe’s vulnerability to water stress and risk of droughts. The EU Adaptation Strategy 2013 (EC, 2013a), to be updated soon, recognises the importance of integrated solutions to tackle water stress, by scaling up environmental mainstreaming in sectoral policies and climate-proofing investments, and by improving the protection and restoration of European ecosystems. However, recent assessments indicate that synergies between water stress policies and climate change adaptation strategies are not fully exploited at Member State and river basin levels (EC, 2019e).