Sustainable Reservoir
Management

in water-stressed Mediterranean areas.

a water crisis.

Given the specific nature of the Mediterranean region, water scarcity and documented progressive degradation of groundwater quality poses hazardous environmental, economic and social threats to several Mediterranean countries, with a significantly increased risk of political conflicts around the limited availability of water resources. These risks are expected to be further exaggerated with the projected climate drying.

the Stream analysis.

Due to continued changes in drivers and pressures, traditional management practices alone are no longer sufficient. STREAM project is based on the principle that research shall be driven by the priorities of a diverse group of stakeholders, enabling substantial co-learning and identification of robust, innovative and effective solutions for addressing sustainable water resources management in water-stressed areas.

«The STREAM project will lay a solid foundation for improved resilience and security of water resources contributing to a transition in water governance, by coupling socio-economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable reservoir management.»

Stream will advance sustainable water exploitation by

establishing

a user-centered, bottom-up approach involving all stakeholders at the study site level, and focusing especially on the socioeconomic aspects of water management

improving

the current information and practices used by the local practitioners for the management of water resources with a set of modeling innovations

disseminating

the experience gained from the analyses to a wider audience and make a starting point for developing transferable solutions in a wider Mediterranean context

Reservoir of Faneromeni

Faneromeni reservoir constitutes an indispensable water resource for the region and a major driver for the local economic development of the Mesara’s primary sector.

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80 ha

Area

1 million m³

Live Storage

4500 ha

Irrigation

the partners

Technical University of Crete, Polytechnic University of Milan and local organizations make the STREAM project a reality.

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