European Fundend Projects

  • ID:
    projects-630
  • fiwar:
    LIFE03 ENV/RO/000539
  • Project_Acronym:
    DIMINISH
  • Project_Name:
    Development of an Integrated Basin Management System in order to correlate water quality and quantity analysis with socio-economical analysis, using Open-GIS technology
  • Funding Authority:
    LIFE
  • Call for proposals:
    Environment
  • Focus Area:
    River basin management
  • Begin Date:
    2003-12-01
  • End Date:
    2006-12-01
  • Status:
    Completed
  • Budget:
    € 000 628 782.00
  • Description:
    The aim of the project was to develop an integrated information system for water management capable of covering an area the size of the Bistrita river basin. This water management system would help to preserve and enhance the water quality while also promoting the sustainable use of the water resources. More specifically, the project aimed to adapt and combine a number of surveying tools in order to effectively monitor the sources of pollution in one of the most highly polluted river basins in Romania, the Bestride River Basin. These tools would then be able to predict the response of the Bestride River Basin ecosystem to modifications in the structure and intensity of anthropic pressures. The project also aimed to create a system that would reduce uncertainties related to basin management decisions and enable the authority to inform water-users about intended management measures and their environmental and economical advantages. In this way it would allow the users to be involved in basin management plans in advance of the adoption of final decisions. This system would include the following components: a) the observation and measurement of the quality of river waters and aquifers, in line with the Water Framework Directive b) the creation of an Open-GIS system integrating the available database, model outputs and water prices c) the development of a water quality models to analyse pollution in the surface water and groundwater d) the drafting of environmental and economic impact scenarios, including management measures e) the dissemination of project outputs and experience.
  • Resource:
    https://webgate.ec.europa.eu/life/publicWebsite/project/LIFE03-ENV-RO-000539/development-of-an-integrated-basin-management-system-in-order-to-correlate-water-quality-and-quantity-analysis-withsocio-economical-analysis-using-open-gis-technology
  • Inland water types:
    Rivers and estuaries', 'Groundwater'