INTERREG III B ARCHIMED PRO ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF WATER SYSTEMS TO FACE D ROUGHT AND WATER SCARCITY IN I SLANDS AND COASTAL AREAS OF THE M EDITERRANEAN EU COMMUNITY INITIATIVE PROGRAMME Project Acronym: PRODIM Scientific Coordinator : Prof. George Tsakiris

INTERREG III B Community Initiative international cooperation among state, regional and local administrations aiming towards sustainable development in the EU and the spatial planning integration with other neighbouring countries. ARCHI-MED Programme “Improvement of the integration of the area of the North-Eastern Mediterranean” …….. “Improvement of the integration of the area of the North-Eastern Mediterranean” …….. INTERREG III B ARCHIMED Greece (as a whole) Cyprus (as a whole) Italy (Basilicata, Calabria, Campania, Sicilia, Puglia) Malta (as a whole)

Managing Authority: Ministry of Economy and Finance of Greece priority Axis 3: “Integrated and sustainable management of cultural and natural resources and landscapes and management of risks “ measure 3.1: "Protection, planning and management of natural resources and landscapes" INTERREG III B ARCHIMED

PRO ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OF WATER SYSTEMS TO FACE D ROUGHT AND WATER SCARCITY IN I SLANDS AND COASTAL AREAS OF THE M EDITERRANEAN (Code Number A.1.009) Project : PRODIM

JUNE 2006 Start:JUNE 2006 DECEMBER 2007 End:DECEMBER months Duration:19 months € Total Budget : € Lead Partner : National Technical University of Athens (NTUA) Centre for the Assessment of Natural Hazards & Proactive Planning (CANHPP) GREECE Project : PRODIM

Management Organization

Partner No. Eligible Body Country 1 CANHPP, NTUA Athens, GREECE 2 Prefecture of Cyclades Syros, GREECE 3 Eastern Crete Development Organisation Crete, GREECE 4 University of Thessaly Volos, GREECE 5 Cyprus Meteorological Service Larnaca, CYPRUS 6 Malta Resources Authority Marsa, MALTA 7 Prefecture of Laconia Laconia, GREECE 8 Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering – Catania University Catania, ITALY 9 Department of Soil Defence –University of Calabria Calabria, ITALY 10 Regional Agency for Environment Protection of Basilicata, ARPAB Basilicata, ITALY 11 UIR - Hydrographic Regional Office - Presidency of the Sicilian Region Palermo, ITALY

PRODIM: Objectives PRODIM: Objectives Is…. a transnational cooperation project Aims at… formulating a methodological framework to confront drought and water shortage in the islands and coastal areas of the Mediterranean  identification of areas under high water scarcity risk  estimation of anticipated impacts of water shortage  preparation of both a strategic water shortage preparedness plan & an emergency plan  case studies implementation  validation & customisation of proposed plans

Work Packages No. Work Package Title WP1 Analysis of Requirements WP2 Identification of Drought and Water Scarcity Prone Areas WP3 Preparation of a Knowledge Based System for Impact Assessment WP4 Preparation of Strategic Water Shortage Preparedness Plan WP5 Preparation of Emergency Plan WP6 Dissemination of Results

Work Package No.1 Analysis of Requirements Action No. Action Title Responsible Partner No. Involved Partners No. 1.1 International current practices forefront 1ALL 1.2 Cooperation framework for the planning, implementation and coordination process 1ALL 1.3 Identification of existing management framework of participating countries 1ALL 1.4 Minimum data requirements 1ALL 1.5 Modelling requirements 1ALL

Work Package No.2 Cooperation framework for the planning, implementation and coordination process Action No. Action Title Responsible Partner No. Involved Partners No. 2.1 Selection of drought and water scarcity indices 4ALL 2.2 Estimation of current and future water availability and demand 4ALL 2.3 Quantification and estimation of water shortage risk 4ALL 2.4 Identification of areas under high water shortage risk 4ALL

Work Package No.3 Preparation of a Knowledge Based System for Impact Assessment Action No. Action Title Responsible Partner No. Involved Partners No. 3.1 Data organisation for the areas under study 1 1, 4, 8, Natural processes modelling 1 1, 4, 8, Building of a rule based system 1 1, 4, 8, 9

Work Package No.4 Preparation of Strategic Water Shortage Preparedness Plan Action No. Action Title Responsible Partner No. Involved Partners No. 4.1 Building of a multi-criteria methodological framework in support of WFD 8ALL 4.2 Improvement of institutional capacity – Building a stakeholder participation platform 8ALL 4.3 Pilot Implementation to selected fragile water systems 8ALL 4.4 Analysis of practices to face water shortage situations 8ALL

Work Package No.5 Preparation of Emergency Plan Action No. Action Title Responsible Partner No. Involved Partners No. 5.1 Guidelines for emergency plan development 1ALL 5.2 Criteria for determination of levels of alert 1ALL 5.3 Links between drought indices levels and decision making 1ALL 5.4 Institutional framework for implementation of emergency plan 1ALL 5.5 Pilot Implementation to selected fragile water systems 1ALL

Work Package No.6 Dissemination of Results Action No. Action Title Responsible Partner No. Involved Partners No. 6.1 Intermediate and Final Reports - publications in scientific journals 8ALL 6.2 Preparation of Training material – Website construction 8ALL 6.3Workshops8ALL 6.4 Public presentations for stakeholders and decision makers 8ALL

TIMETABLE YEAR MONTHS WP1 ACTION 1.1 ACTION 1.2 ACTION 1.3 ACTION 1.4 ACTION 1.5 WP2 ACTION 2.1 ACTION 2.2 ACTION 2.3 ACTION 2.4 WP3 ACTION 3.1 ACTION 3.2 ACTION 3.3 WP4 ACTION 4.1 ACTION 4.2 ACTION 4.3 ACTION 4.4

TIMETABLE YEAR MONTHS WP5 ACTION 5.1 ACTION 5.2 ACTION 5.3 ACTION 5.4 ACTION 5.5 WP6 ACTION 6.1 ACTION 6.2 ACTION 6.3 ACTION 6.4 Task Milestone Deliverable

Water : A Scarce Resource Increased Use Misuse Pollution Natural and Human induced changes

Sustainability : 1 st Priority Resource conservation Environmental protection Economic viability Technological appropriateness Social acceptability

Causes and Types of Water Scarcity Causes Regime NaturalHuman Induced Permanent AridityDesertification TemporaryDroughtWater shortage

Water Scarcity Quantitative issue Qualitative issue Both

Permanent Water Scarcity (Aridity – Desertification) Engineering and Management aim : conservation and augmentation of water resources

Temporary Water Scarcity (Drought – water shortage) Preparedness and Emergency plans

Temporary Water Scarcity / Operational Definition Water availability : Threshold Commencement Termination Intensity Magnitude Areal extent (Temporal and Spatial evolvement of each episode) (“Creeping phenomenon”)

Water Scarcity Variables Temporary Water ScarcityWater Availability Meteorological Precipitation / precipitation & evapotranspiration Hydrological Streamflow / water storage / groundwater Agricultural Soil moisture budget / ET/PET Socio-economic Demand & supply

Preparedness and Emergency Plans: Utopia to use unique methodology Different definitions Different sectors of interest Different variables Different indices

Common Grounds Many similarities in Mediterranean region Common language Common presentation of data sets Capitalization of the results of previous projects Similar approach : risk management Common Procedural framework

Proactive Planning instead of Crisis Management Water scarcity is a hazard Attention to systems vulnerability Risk Management Approach Techniques for incorporating uncertainties

PRODIM Water scarcity as a water resources management problem Preparedness and emergency framework Applications Outcome understandable by managing authorities and the public REAL CHALLENGE

PRODIM Water scarcity as a water resources management problem Preparedness and emergency framework Applications Outcome understandable by managing authorities and the public REAL CHALLENGE