National Technical University of Athens Integrated Water Resources Management, development and comparison of common transnational methodologies to combat drought in the MEDOCC regions Maggie Kossida 1 ST HYDROCARE Conference, Athens, /01/2006

National Technical University of Athens Acronym MEDDMAN Start/End Date 01/04/ /03/2008 Lead Partner National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece Total Budget ,00 € Project Facts

National Technical University of Athens Acronym MEDDMAN Start/End Date 01/04/ /03/2008 Lead Partner National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Greece Total Budget ,00 € Project Facts

GREECE NTUA AUTH Pr. Pieria ITALY IRSA UNITUS R. Lazio UNIBAS R. Basilicata FRANCE Cemagref SPAIN UPC National Technical University of Athens Project Partners

National Technical University of Athens Drought Operational Definitions: Meteorological, Agricultural, Hydrological, Socio-economical Differentiation

National Technical University of Athens Dry Facts !!!

National Technical University of Athens Dry Facts !!! Water stress scenario for 2030

National Technical University of Athens Dry Facts !!! Drought causes, aggravations and environmental impacts

National Technical University of Athens Mission The water consumption control for various uses and the quantitative and qualitative estimation of the availability of the resources are major elements, calling for an IWRM of the catchment areas. Under this framework, MEDDMAN implements appropriate strategies and integrated interventions for a better management of the water resources and soils to combat drought and desertification through a territorial transnational co- operation MEDDMAN

National Technical University of Athens Development of economical tools for water management in the regions facing water shortage, and possibilities for water reuse Promotion of a transnational and interregional cooperation for the implementation of integrated strategies to manage water resources and combat drought Compilation of environmental impact studies for land degradation Improvement of the water- demand balance in the regions under drought risk Objectives Reinforcement of the regional involvement in the water resources management and mobilization activities

National Technical University of Athens WP 1: PROJECT PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT WP 2: DATA COLLECTION, PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS Delineation of the Water Districts of the project areas Inventory of available hydrometeorological data Definition of common methodologies for data collection & elaboration Data Analysis and Improvement Data Exchange Protocol WP 3: HYDROLOGIC CYCLE ANALYSIS Reconstruction of the hydrological cycle & analysis of the water resources’ availability in the project’s pilot regions Activities 1

National Technical University of Athens Rhone River Basin, France

National Technical University of Athens Aison River Basin Pieria, Greece

National Technical University of Athens Activities 2 WP 4: MONITORING DROUGHT Review of the existing drought monitoring infrastructure in the pilot areas, state-of-the art, and installation Software development for data retrieval and visualization WP 5: ANALYSIS & FORECASTING OF DROUGHT CLIMATE CONDITIONS Development of regional models for short-term and long-term drought prediction Applications of drought forecasting models in selected pilot areas Trend analysis in hydro-meteorological time series

National Technical University of Athens N-NW Greece Regional models

National Technical University of Athens Activities 3 WP 6: PROCESS OF LAND DEGRADATION Assessment, mapping of saltwater intrusion and mitigation plan Impact of forest fires on drought severity and land degradation. Applications in pilot areas Modelling of the increase in the sedimentary production due to deforestation and its implications on the water supply systems Environmental Impacts of land degradation WP 7: WATER RE-USE Procedures and potentiality of the uses of recycled water Suggestion for measures to be adopted in the pilot regions under water shortage Cost/benefit analysis for water re-use

National Technical University of Athens Major Aquifer systems in Basilicata Region Monti di Lauria carbonate hydrostructure Metaponto Coastal Plain Saltwater Intrusion assessment and mapping

National Technical University of Athens Llobregat Basin NE Spain Modeling of sedimentary production

National Technical University of Athens Activities 4 WP 8: INTEGRATED WRM TO COMBAT DROUGHT & BMPs IN THE MED. UNDER DROUGHT RISK (PILOT PROJECTS & APPLICATIONS) Evaluation of new tools to improve water demand-availability balance Best Practices Guide for drought mitigation in the Med. basin Development of a DS platform for risk management of WR under strenuous drought conditions Applications of the developed tools for rational WRM and drought mitigation in pilot areas of the project Development of questionnaires for all involved parties and incorporation of the results in a DSP Guidelines for IWRM and drought mitigation in the Med. basin

National Technical University of Athens 2006 Dry Index of Pinna Drought Indices Dry Index of De Martone FEΒ Reconnaissance Drought Index

National Technical University of Athens Marta River Basin, Viterbo-Lazio Development of a DSS in the IWRM decision making process

National Technical University of Athens Activities 5 WP 9: NETWORK OF DATA EXCHANGE Development of a central data exchange unit between the partners Development of a website and WP 10: INFORMATION SYSTEMS, TRAINING AND DISSEMINATION Seminars on: IWRM under drought risk, and mitigation actions Vulnerability of water resources Land degradation (emphasis on the impacts of forest fires) Seawater intrusion threat Water conservation and reuse Online drought bulletin for the MEDOCC regions based on drought indicators

National Technical University of Athens The Hydro – illogical Cycle for Drought !!!

National Technical University of Athens Thank you ! Questions?