ADAPTATION TO SALTWATER INTRUSION IN SEA LEVEL RISE SCENARIOS
THE ADRIATIC REGION IS HIGHLY VULNERABLE TO THE ADVERSE IMPACTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE. ALTHOUGH ATTENTION HAS BEEN PAID TO THE UNDERSTANDING OF CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT AND RISKS OVER THE LAST DECADES, THE ADRIATIC COMMUNITY STILL FACES A LACK OF COMMON RISK ASSESSMENT. PARTICULARLY, WATER SUPPLY ISSUES ARE AN ESSENTIAL ASPECT IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY OF SOCIETAL ECOSYSTEMS. COASTAL AQUIFERS ARE CHARACTERISED BY A NATURAL GRADIENT TOWARDS THE SEABOARD, WHERE GROUNDWATER DISCHARGES INTO THE SEA. A SALINE WEDGE NORMALLY EXISTS BELOW LIGHTER FRESHWATER. THE INTERFACE BETWEEN FRESHWATER AND HEAVIER SEAWATER IS IN A STATE OF DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM AND THE INTERFACE IS A TRANSITION ZONE OF MIXED SALINITY. THE FLOW OF SEAWATER TOWARD FRESHWATER AQUIFERS ON LAND, HOWEVER, IS ALSO A COMMON RESULT OF GROUNDWATER PUMPING AND WITHDRAWAL FOR AGRICULTURAL, INDUSTRIAL AND OTHER PUBLIC PURPOSES. WITH EXCESSIVE PUMPING THE NATURAL HYDRAULIC GRADIENT TOWARDS THE SEA MAY BE REVERSED AND THE INTRUSION
Implementation indicators
Climate change monitoring systems put in operation
- Target
- 1 num
- Achieved
- 1 num
Plans of adaptation measures put in place protection measures
- Target
- 3 num
- Achieved
- 3 num
Numero di progetti di cooperazione finanziati
- Target
- 1 num
- Achieved
- 1 num
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| Given name | Amount |
|---|---|
| European Union | 872307.56 |
| Revolving Fund | 91512.00 |
| Another public source | 62424.64 |
| Year | Amount | Cumulative amount | Percentage on public financing |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 392085.53 | 392085.53 | 38 |
| 2020 | 313376.67 | 705462.20 | 68 |
| 2021 | 287267.88 | 992730.08 | 96 |
State of progress
Entities
- Planning body
- REGIONE DEL VENETO
- Implementing body
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UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI URBINO CARLO BO
ISTARSKO VELEUCILI¿TE ¿ UNIVERSIT¿ ISTRIANA DI SCIENZE APPLICATE
INSTITUT ZA JADRANSKE KULTURE I MELIORACIJU KR¿A
HRVATSKE VODE
CONSIGLIO NAZIONALE DELLE RICERCHE CNR
COMUNE DI RAVENNA
COMUNE DI FANO - Beneficiary
- UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI URBINO CARLO BO
Programming area
- Programme
- PROGRAMMA FESR INTERREG ITALIA-CROAZIA
- European Regional Development Fund (ERDF)
- 2014-2020 EU Structural Funds
- Cohesion funds
- € 963,819.56
- Payments on cohesion funds
- € 935,330.21
- Axis
- SAFETY AND RESILIENCE
- Specific objective
- Improve the climate change monitoring and planning of adaptation measures tackling specific effects, in the cooperation area