Objective
REFORM is targeted towards development of guidance and tools to make river restoration and mitigation measures more cost-effective and to support the 2nd and future River Basin Management Plans (RMBPs) for the WFD. Aims of REFORM are (1) to provide a framework for improving the success of hydromorphological restoration measures and (2) to assess more effectively the state of rivers, floodplains and connected groundwater systems. The restoration framework addresses the relevance of dynamic processes at various spatial and temporal scales, the need for setting end-points, analysis of risks and benefits, integration with other societal demands (e.g. flood protection and water supply), and resilience to climate change.
The consortium comprises scientists and practitioners covering a wide range of disciplines (hydrology, hydraulics and geomorphology, ecology, socio-economics). The workplan is organized in three modules: (1) natural processes, (2) degradation, (3) restoration. Data from monitoring programmes and restoration projects will be pooled and linked with landscape-scale hydromorphological and physiographic data and catchment models. Targeted field and experimental studies using common protocols will fill data gaps on the role of scale in restoration success. A wide range of statistical modeling approaches will improve indicators for hydromorphological change and factors determining restoration success. All work packages are multidisciplinary and will feed into products for application in river basin management, e.g. guidelines for successful restoration and a web-based tool for exchanging experiences with river restoration measures facilitated and enhanced through consultation with stakeholders.
In addition to its impact on the RBMPs, REFORM will provide guidance to other EU directives (groundwater, floods, energy from renewable resources, habitats) to integrate their objectives into conservation and restoration of rivers as sustainable ecosystems
Programme(s)
Call for proposal
FP7-ENV-2011
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Funding Scheme
CP-IP - Large-scale integrating projectCoordinator
2629 HV Delft
Netherlands
Participants (26)
6708 PB Wageningen
8000 Aarhus C
1180 Wien
92761 Antony Cedex
820112 Tulcea
8600 Dubendorf
10717 Berlin
12489 Berlin
1049 Brussels
60177 Brno Stred
SN2 1EU Swindon Wiltshire
E1 4NS London
750 07 Uppsala
00790 Helsinki
45141 Essen
HU6 7RX Hull
50121 Florence
28040 Madrid
Participation ended
1081 HV Amsterdam
02 787 Warszawa
28014 Madrid
Participation ended
3511 EW Utrecht
BS1 5AH Bristol
00144 Roma
0349 Oslo
1081 HV Amsterdam
