Managing Groundwater Sustainability in Urban Areas: Quantifying the vulnerability of groundwater quality & quantity to climate change and urbanisation, and developing adaptation measures for cities
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The three-year MARGIN project involves 11 project partners under the leadership of the Technical University Munich. It deals with alpine cities which are more likely affected by climate change.
The aim of the MARGIN is to recognise the vulnerability and risk connected with the upcoming changes in groundwater and help to establish groundwater sustainability management in alpine cities. These cities face the impact of climate change which is connected with availability, quality of groundwater and health of groundwater - dependent ecosystem. The project offers city-tailored management for upcoming groundwater difficulties and creating the potential to replicate best practices in Alpine cities. It is necessary to develop effective adaptation measures to safeguard groundwater quality and quantity, essential for drinking water and ecosystem health.
Inside the project four pilot cities Milan, Ljubljana, Linz and Munich will be studied. With a Network of Observers MARGIN will improve city planning and policymaking. It will also empower cities to responsibly manage their groundwater resources and build resilience against environmental challenges.
Geological Survey of Slovenia is involved in preparation of strategic and planning documents for national and local authorities related to water and geothermal energy. It will support the implementation of groundwater sustainability management into the pilot city of Ljubljana and transfer of developed management concept to observer cities.
The project total budget is 2.985.083,95 € with an ERDF Co-financing rate of 75 %.
Project partners:
- TUM - Technical University Munich, DE (leading partner)
- C-LJ - City of Ljubljana, SI
- C-Mi - Municipality of Milan, IT
- C-Mu - Municipality of Munich, DE
- LSG - LINZ Service GmbH for infrastructure and municipal services, AT
- GSA - GeoSphere Austria, AT
- GeoZS - Geological Survey of Slovenia, SI
- UniMIB - University of Milan-Bicocca, IT
- UniVIE - University of Vienna, AT
- NIB - National Institute of Biology, SI
- CA - Climate Alliance of European Cities with Indigenous Rainforest Peoples, DE
- EWA - European Water Association, DE