Objective Management decisions of fresh water resource are generally driven by the urgency of recent changes in the human (globalisation) and natural (climatic changes) contexts. However, the local context, which is most sensitive to human impact, is often neglected , resulting in conflict. The project aims at encouraging the rational and sustainable use of fresh and transitional water resources within the Mediterranean coastal area, which experiences freshwater scarcity, through participatory approaches. Fresh water bodies in coastal areas, essentially where large demographic concentrations occur, are particularly at risk of negative impacts, risks and threats, both natural and anthropogenic. Water management measures may affect ecosystem viability and sustainable res ource production, which in turn may have a negative influence on Mediterranean human populations, sustained economic growth and development. A number of significant case studies throughout the Mediterranean have been selected for assessment and subsequent analysis. The socio-cultural and environmental contexts will be considered holistically, through an ecosystem approach, to avoid the risk of emphasising specific features or underestimating the needs of fragile components within the system. The assessment of impacts and indicators thereof will result in the development of alternative case-study scenarios, based upon sustainable management strategies, for the potential use by stakeholders. Tangibly, these management plans may subsequently be utilised by stak eholders within the study site environs, as also in the wider context of the Mediterranean, whereby the project case-studies may be extrapolated to other scenarios within the Basin. The specific role of women as end-users of water will be a main focus and special attention will be given to their involvement in the local dissemination of the project findings and results. Fields of science natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographycartographygeographic information systemsnatural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologysocial sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil societysocial sciencessociologyglobalizationengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management Programme(s) FP6-INCO - Specific measures in support of international cooperation: Specific activities covering wider field of research under the Focusing and Integrating Community Research programme 2002-2006. Topic(s) INCO-2003-B1.1 - Comprehensive policy and integrated planning INCO-2003-B1.2 - Improving the water consumption by users and uses. Call for proposal FP6-2003-INCO-MPC-2 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme STREP - Specific Targeted Research Project Coordinator UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI FIRENZE EU contribution No data Address piazza San Marco, 4 FIRENZE Italy See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (11) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE - ISTITUTO PER LO STUDIO DEGLI ECOSISTEMI Italy EU contribution No data Address Piazzale Aldo Moro, 7 ROMA See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSIDAD DE ALICANTE Spain EU contribution No data Address Campus universitario S.Vicente del Raspeig ALICANTE See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data IMAR - INSTITUTO DO MAR Portugal EU contribution No data Address Department of Zoology, Faculty of Sciences and Technology, University of Coimbra COIMBRA See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF MALTA Malta EU contribution No data Address Tal Qroqq MSIDA See on map Total cost No data CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT FOR THE ARAB REGION AND EUROPE Egypt EU contribution No data Address Hegaz St. 2, Cedare Building, Heliopolis CAIRO See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS Spain EU contribution No data Address Serrano 117 MADRID See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF MALTA - FOUNDATION FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDIES Malta EU contribution No data Address Old University Building, St. Paul Street VALLETTA See on map Total cost No data AGENCE DE PROTECTION ET D'AMÉNAGEMENT DU LITTORAL Tunisia EU contribution No data Address 2 rue Mohammed Rachid Ridha le Belvédère 1002 TUNIS See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITÉ ABDELMALEK ESSAADI - FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TÉTOUAN Morocco EU contribution No data Address M'Hannach II TÉTOUAN See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITÉ EL MANAR - FACULTÉ DES SCIENCES DE TUNIS Tunisia EU contribution No data Address Campus Universitaire TUNIS See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITÉ MOHAMMED V AGDAL - INSTITUT SCIENTIFIQUE Morocco EU contribution No data Address Avenue Ibn Battota, Agdal RABAT See on map Total cost No data
