: In a set of lectures, group work and practicals the course focus on the climatological, hydrological and socio-economic processes and functions inherent in landscapes across Europe related to water scarcity. Participants are provided with an overview of planning procedures (data acquisition, data preparation, data processing, and result interpretation) and gain skills to apply the theoretical framework. They will learn how to implement an early warning system against water shortage based on existing operational methodologies (e.g. Meteorisk) and to characterize main anthropogenic and natural defined surface water and groundwater systems. Participants will be guided from "simple" discipline oriented approaches to more sophisticated multidisciplinary, holistic methods aiming at an integrated assessment of water management and planning.