Forstering sustainable water management for the economic growth and sustainability of the Mediterranean region (OPTIMED-WATER) (DTA.AD004.201)

Thematic area

Earth system science and environmental technologies

Project area

Structure responsible for the research project

Institute of applied physics "Nello Carrara" (IFAC)

Project manager

SIMONETTA PALOSCIA
Phone number: 0555226494
Email: s.paloscia@ifac.cnr.it

Abstract

This project deals with the implementation of an innovative water management system involving Mediterranean countries, such as Tunisia and Egypt, which suffer of chronic water scarcity, and other European countries, Germany and Italy, which have developed synergic methods for the investigation of the water cycle and algorithms able to exploit remote sensing techniques for estimating the main parameters of the hydrological cycle. In particular, the focus will be on the use of satellite data (optical and microwave) for monitoring vegetation cover and water status along with soil moisture temporal evolutions in order to improve the knowledge of the water cycle in arid areas. Both local and regional monitoring will be carried out in order to investigate different spatial scales.

Start date of activity

01/09/2018

Keywords

hydrological cycle, water management system, water cycle

Last update: 08/08/2025