Open AccessLegal and water management policy during climate warming in Poland
Author(s) -
Michał Marszelewski,
Adam Piasecki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
bulletin of geography. socio-economic series
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.305
H-Index - 16
eISSN - 2083-8298
pISSN - 1732-4254
DOI - 10.2478/bog-2021-0033
Subject(s) - global warming , climate change , agriculture , environmental science , water resource management , face (sociological concept) , presentation (obstetrics) , irrigation , hydrology (agriculture) , environmental planning , natural resource economics , geography , geology , economics , ecology , medicine , social science , oceanography , geotechnical engineering , archaeology , sociology , biology , radiology
The article discusses some of the effects of global warming on rivers, lakes and underground water in Poland. It documents serious difficulties in river shipping and energy, as well as the exposing of areas previously occupied by lakes as a result water levels lowering. It is pointed out that the rapid increase in intensive irrigation of agricultural areas is causing excessive exploitation of underground water. The analysis takes into account the relevant data. The presentation of the effects of global warming is expanded upon with the legal provisions applicable in these situations. In the absence of climate change law, these are general regulations that face a number of difficulties in application. The detailing of areas of law and hydrology leads to the conclusion that Poland lacks a coherent policy on climate warming.