IWRM-net

ICARUS

Stephen Midgley — 2010-06-09T12:56:23Z

IWRM for climate change adaptation in rural social ecosystems Southern Europe (Italy, Portugal, Spain) ICARUS aims at increasing, in selected areas of Italy, Portugal and Spain, efficient water use in agriculture by analysing biophysical, socio-economic and institutional dimensions of sustainable water management and identifying innovative adaptation strategies, practices and tools for saving water in irrigated productions systems, which could be disseminated in other Mediterranean (...) - 00. Funded Research

IMPACT

Stephen Midgley — 2010-06-09T12:55:07Z

Developing an integrated model to predict abiotic habitat conditions and biota of rivers for application in climate change research and water management. (Germany, Portugal, France) The research project outlined herein aims at developing an integrated model which predicts the abiotic habitat conditions and biota of natural (reference), semi-natural or restored river reaches. The coupled models will be used to assess the effect of climate change on discharge and in turn on river morphology (...) - 00. Funded Research

Climate Change

Stephen Midgley — 2010-06-09T12:53:52Z

Impacts of climate change on water resources management – regional strategies and European view. (Germany, France, Italy) The Primary objectives of the project are: Elaboration of quantitative projections of changes in river flows and consequences such as flood frequency, drought occurrence and sectoral water uses. Analysis of the effect of climate change on the hydromorphological reference conditions of rivers and therefore the definition of “good status”. Definition of management (...) - 00. Funded Research

Water Cap & Trade

Stephen Midgley — 2010-06-09T12:52:40Z

Water Market scenarios for Southern Europe: new solutions for dealing with water scarcity and drought risk. (France, Italy, Spain) Structural water deficits and drought risk are expected to become more frequent, putting at stake the current mechanisms of water management and allocation. The establishment of water markets or systems of tradable abstraction quotas could represent a possible alternative. The use of a “cap and trade” approach could simultaneously guarantee environmental (...) - 00. Funded Research

WATER2ADAPT

Stephen Midgley — 2010-06-09T12:51:44Z

resilience enhancement and water demand management for climage change adaptation. (Italy, Germany, Spain, Portugal) The alteration of rainfall patter (form, intensity and timing of rainfall) will have significant effects on water availability and frequency of extreme events such as floods and droughts. The knock-on effects of these changes will affect almost all communities throughout Europe, and most economic sectors. This project will examine river basins Po (Italy), Weser (Germany), (...) - 00. Funded Research

ESAWADI

Stephen Midgley — 2010-06-09T12:50:35Z

Utilizing the Ecosystem Services Approach for Water Framework Directive Implementation(France, Germany, Portugal) The ESAWADI project proposal focuses on the theme 1 “Economics and social values for integrated water management” of IWRM-Net call. Secondary objectives are linked to theme 2 and 3. It aims to analyze and provide advice on the potential usefulness of the ecosystem services approach (ESA) to support the implementation of the European Water Framework Directive (WFD) economic (...) - 00. Funded Research

KNAC

Stephen Midgley — 2010-06-09T12:43:20Z

KNAC Started Dec 08 / Jan 09 Kick-off Brussels, Feb 09 Mid-term event presentation, Feb. 09 “Knowledge in Action in the Rhine river basin hydro-morphological restructuring” (Knac) is about knowledge on hydro-morphological restructuring of water bodies in river basins. Ourassumption is that improvement of transfer, circulation or co-creation of knowledge is needed.The subject of our study is knowledge arrangements in the Rhine river basin. This makes afocus on analysis of (...) - 00. Funded Research

RIPFLOW

Stephen Midgley — 2010-06-09T12:40:21Z

Started Dec 08 / Jan 09 Mid-term event presentation, Feb. 09 Riparian vegetation modelling for the assessment of environmental flow regimes and climate change impacts within the WFD Two general goals are proposed in this project. In the first goal the main specific scientific objective is to develop a flexible dynamic model of riparian habitats and vegetation to be easily applied in a wide range of conditions across Europe, from humid regions of Austria to Mediterranean conditions, (...) - 00. Funded Research

I-Five

Stephen Midgley — 2010-06-09T12:39:16Z

I-Five started Sept/Oct. 08 Kick-off took place in Montpellier, Oct 08 Mid-term event presentation, Feb. 09 Innovative Instruments and Institutions in Implementing the Water Framework Directive The objectives are to promote the transboundary exchange of experiences, by broadening the range of methods and tools available for implementing water management - innovative instruments and institutions (I-3) The project will focus on I-3 for the setting of environmental (...) - 00. Funded Research

00. IWRM-Net funded research

Stephen Midgley — 2010-06-09T12:35:09Z

IWRM-Net has launched two calls in its 5 year programme. (2008 and 2009) The projects are listed here and you can find more information on the research being undertaken by clicking on the project pages. In 2008 the subjects were Hydrological/morphological pressures and impacts on ecological status along with Water Governance. In 2009 the subjects were climate change, water scarcity and drought and economics and environmental valuation. - 00. Funded Research