SWAMrisk
Subsurface WAter monitoring and Management to prevent drought risk in coastal systems
Interreg Italy-Croatia - Program 2021-2027
The Mediterranean region faces significant pressure from climate change, with increasing droughts and salinization of aquifers and soils posing major concerns. In the Adriatic coastal regions, which rely heavily on tourism and agriculture, the water supply is increasingly at risk.
In this context, coastal groundwater resources in poorly studied onshore and offshore areas, often affected by saltwater intrusion, could be crucial for managing drought crises. Identifying and quantifying these freshwater resources and managing their use sustainably is essential.
The SWAMrisk project aims to enhance knowledge of climate change impacts on coastal aquifer systems in the Veneto and Neretva regions of Italy and Croatia. This aligns with the specific objective 2.1 of the Priority Program: "Promoting climate change adaptation and disaster risk prevention, resilience, taking into account ecosystem-based approaches."
To predict groundwater availability in these areas, SWAMrisk will establish monitoring networks and conduct hydrogeological studies and model simulations. A "hydro-cloud" will be created to store data on study area characteristics, monitoring results, hydrogeological models, and maps showing aquifer vulnerability to drought, saltwater intrusion, and sea-level rise.
Project partners:
- LP: University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy (UNIST-FGAG), Croatia
- PP2: Veneto Region (VR), Italy
- PP3: M3E srl (M3E), Italy
- PP4: Regional Development Agency Dubrovnik-Neretva County (DUNEA), Croatia
- PP5: Croatian Water - Water Management Institute (CW), Croatia
- PP6: Aequum Ltd (AEQUUM), Croatia
- PP7: Land Reclamation Authority Adige Euganeo (AE), Italy
- PP8: National Research Council - Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources (CNR IGG), Italy
Budget: 2.194.420,00 Euro
Start date: 1st April 2024
Duration: 30 months
Contact Institute of Geosciences and Earth Resources CNR: Dr. Luigi Tosi (luigi.tosi@igg.cnr.it)
Website: www.italy-croatia.eu/web/swamrisk