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AQUARIUS:The Farmer as water manager
– and adaption to climate change
Irene Wiborg, Project manager
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AQUARIUS• Interreg IVB-project, North Sea
Programme
• Runs January 2009-December 2011
• 15 partners from 6 countries around the North Sea (public national,regional and local authorities, research institutes, advisory service organisations)
• Total budget of 5.900.000 EURO
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Changed climate, - new posibilities
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Aim
• Develop sustainable farming under changing climate
• Involve farmers in water management (bottom-up)
• Develop methods and recommendations for integrating CC in 2. generation of river basin management plans (WFD)
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What do we want to do?
• To enable farmers to act successfully as water managers in changing climatic conditions.
• The project will put in place sustainable measures that will reduce the consequences of flooding, droughts, water shortage and nutrient transport from land to the water environment.
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Create a win win situation
• Good for environment
• Good for farmers
• … if we can find the solutions
• The partnership has the capacity
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What to be done?
• Looking at all tools/ possibilities – The evolving approach in focus
– Sociological– Legal instruments– Economic incentives– ….
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Sensor farming?
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Water storage
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No ploughing – reduced erosion
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Conclusions
• New challenges and new opportunities in the triangle – Farming– Clean water– Climate