AQUARIUS

The project focuses on enabling farmers to act successfully as water managers in changing climatic conditions. The project will present water risk management practices that will reduce the consequences of flooding, droughts, water shortage and nutrient transport.

The emphasis on the farmer as a water manager is contributing towards implementing EU policies, such as the Water Framework Directive. The final result of the project is a water management concept to use as a manual for farmers and a set of recommendations on future land and water management planning.

State of the art studies on current farming practices, hydrological and ecological studies;

Identification of: barriers and opportunities for farmers becoming water managers, future trends and future challenges, key methods to deal with climate change;

A water management concept to use as a manual for farmers to work as water managers;

Recommendations on future land and water management planning.