Water risk in Bucharest
Romania · Romania basin
Overall water risk
Bucharest sits in the Romania basin. Its overall water-risk level is elevated. This address sits in a moderately water-stressed basin with rising exposure across one or two dimensions. Data sourced from WRI Aqueduct 4.0 + Copernicus EDO + Eurostat.
Drought
Periodic drought conditions appear in dry years. Summer rainfall deficits of 20%+ have been recorded in several recent years.
Flooding
Outside the principal floodplain, but adjacent watercourses can produce surface flooding during extreme events.
Water stress
Basin-level water stress is high — withdrawals from this basin are large relative to renewable supply, putting the system under structural pressure. Baseline water stress in the Romania basin is higher than 75% of European river basins.
Tap water & sanitation
Country-level water network coverage is below 85%, indicating a significant population on private or untreated sources where quality is harder to monitor.
The 2050 outlook
Climate models project water stress in the Romania basin to intensify through 2050 under both mid- and high-emissions scenarios. The full report puts an exact figure on the 30-year trajectory for your address.
Scores combine Copernicus EDO (drought), WRI Aqueduct 4.0 (flood & water stress) and Eurostat (tap water & sanitation).