Obiettivo
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.
Campo scientifico
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental sciencesphysical geographycartographygeographic information systems
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrology
- social sciencespolitical sciencespolitical policiescivil society
- social sciencessociologyglobalization
- engineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringnatural resources managementwater management
Argomento(i)
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FP6-2003-INCO-MPC-2
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