ID:
projects-568
fiwar:
LIFE11 ENV/IT/000035
Project_Acronym:
WSTORE2
Project_Name:
Reconciling agriculture with environment through a new water governance in coastal and saline areas
Funding Authority:
LIFE
Call for proposals:
Environment
Focus Area:
Agriculture - Forestry,Coastal,Water management and supply
Begin Date:
2012-11-01
End Date:
2015-10-31
Status:
Completed
Budget:
€ 001 372 421.00
Description:
The WSTORE2 project aimed to demonstrate the effectiveness of an innovative process designed to maximise and optimise the use of groundwater in rural coastal areas. The project planned to analyse the different subsystems in coastal areas, including Natura 2000 sites, agricultural areas and areas used for tourism and recreational purposes. The process would enable the efficient management of available freshwater, diverting it to different locations based on the water’s quality (particularly the degree of salinity) and the priorities established by the stakeholders. Specifically, the project aimed to: Devise a new water management methodology, modifying the hydraulic system in Vallevecchia; Implement an automated management system that distributes water based on its quantitative and qualitative characteristics, and the priorities identified by stakeholders; Introduce multifunctional agriculture and water-saving criteria in the crop system adopted by the farms in the Vallevecchia basin, with the aim of adapting local agriculture to the new water management methods (The protection of water from nitrates would also be taken into consideration); Write specific software for the monitoring of agronomic, environmental and economic parameters, so that the new system could be evaluated; and Encourage the take up of similar approaches in other areas similar to Vallevecchia.
Resource:
https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE11-ENV-IT-000035/reconciling-agriculture-with-environment-through-a-new-water-governance-in-coastal-and-saline-areas
Inland water types:
Groundwater', 'Coastal waters', 'Urban water'
