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Water Protection in the Field of Tension between Agriculture and Climate Change
Original title: Gewässerschutz im Spannungsfeld zwischen Landwirtschaft und Klimawandel
Summary
This review paper looks at how climate change and farming practices together affect our water supplies, including how pesticides, drug residues from livestock, and microplastics wash into rivers and streams. As droughts, heavy rains, and changing farming methods increase, these pollutants can build up in the water we depend on, potentially affecting both ecosystems and the safety of drinking water sources. The authors suggest nature-friendly farming approaches that could help protect water quality while keeping agriculture resilient to a changing climate.
Water protection as a point of tension between agriculture and climate change: An aquatic ecological perspective on agriculture under climate change highlights complex interactions among hydrological change, land-management practices, and nutrient and contaminant fluxes. This article examines cascading effects on water balance, soil erosion, nutrient dynamics, and the transport of pollutants such as pesticides, veterinary pharmaceuticals, and microplastics. It also discusses implications for biodiversity and freshwater ecological status, and outlines nature-based strategies for water-compatible, climate-resilient agriculture.