REFRESH
Adaptive Strategies to Mitigate the Impacts of Climate Change on European Freshwater Ecosystems
| Coordinatore | UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Organization address
address: GOWER STREET contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | United Kingdom [UK] |
| Totale costo | 9˙895˙943 € |
| EC contributo | 6˙997˙746 € |
| Programma | FP7-ENVIRONMENT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Environment (including Climate Change) |
| Code Call | FP7-ENV-2009-1 |
| Funding Scheme | CP-IP |
| Anno di inizio | 2010 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2010-02-01 - 2014-01-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Organization address
address: GOWER STREET contact info |
UK (LONDON) | coordinator | 840˙837.25 |
| 2 |
STICHTING DIENST LANDBOUWKUNDIG ONDERZOEK
Organization address
address: Costerweg 50 contact info |
NL (WAGENINGEN) | participant | 535˙737.00 |
| 3 |
AARHUS UNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: Nordre Ringgade 1 contact info |
DK (AARHUS C) | participant | 511˙000.00 |
| 4 |
THE JAMES HUTTON INSTITUTE
Organization address
address: ERROL ROAD INVERGOWRIE contact info |
UK (DUNDEE) | participant | 458˙574.00 |
| 5 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF READING
Organization address
address: WHITEKNIGHTS CAMPUS WHITEKNIGHTS HOUSE contact info |
UK (READING) | participant | 452˙998.80 |
| 6 |
SVERIGES LANTBRUKSUNIVERSITET
Organization address
address: ARRHENIUSPLAN 4 contact info |
SE (UPPSALA) | participant | 448˙000.00 |
| 7 |
UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT
Organization address
address: Heidelberglaan 8 contact info |
NL (UTRECHT) | participant | 432˙000.00 |
| 8 |
NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL
Organization address
address: Polaris House, North Star Avenue contact info |
UK (SWINDON WILTSHIRE) | participant | 369˙999.00 |
| 9 |
SUOMEN YMPARISTOKESKUS
Organization address
address: Mechelininkatu 34a contact info |
FI (HELSINKI) | participant | 330˙000.00 |
| 10 |
AGENCIA ESTATAL CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS
Organization address
address: CALLE SERRANO 117 contact info |
ES (MADRID) | participant | 320˙035.00 |
| 11 |
FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN E.V.
Organization address
address: Rudower Chaussee 17 contact info |
DE (BERLIN) | participant | 273˙000.00 |
| 12 |
UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN
Organization address
address: UNIVERSITAETSSTRASSE 2 contact info |
DE (ESSEN) | participant | 209˙262.00 |
| 13 |
MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: DUMLUPINAR BULVARI 1 contact info |
TR (ANKARA) | participant | 201˙000.00 |
| 14 |
STICHTING DELTARES
Organization address
address: Rotterdamseweg 185 contact info |
NL (DELFT) | participant | 199˙980.00 |
| 15 |
NORSK INSTITUTT FOR VANNFORSKNING
Organization address
address: Gaustadaleen 21 contact info |
NO (OSLO) | participant | 197˙000.00 |
| 16 |
EESTI MAAULIKOOL
Organization address
address: Kreutzwaldi 1 contact info |
EE (TARTU) | participant | 195˙999.00 |
| 17 |
UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS
Organization address
address: UNIVERSITY CAMPUS RIO PATRAS contact info |
EL (RIO PATRAS) | participant | 189˙675.00 |
| 18 |
"Biologicke centrum AV CR, v. v. i."
Organization address
address: Branisovska 31 contact info |
CZ (CESKE BUDEJOVICE) | participant | 173˙500.00 |
| 19 |
UNIVERSITAT DE BARCELONA
Organization address
address: GRAN VIA DE LES CORTS CATALANES 585 contact info |
ES (BARCELONA) | participant | 162˙358.64 |
| 20 |
NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AGRICULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH - BIOFORSK
Organization address
address: Fredrik A. Dahlsvei 20 contact info |
NO (AAS) | participant | 137˙775.00 |
| 21 |
JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION
Organization address
address: Rue de la Loi 200 contact info |
BE (BRUSSELS) | participant | 128˙956.00 |
| 22 |
UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN
Organization address
address: Gregor Mendel Strasse 33 contact info |
AT (WIEN) | participant | 125˙060.00 |
| 23 |
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Organization address
address: Rue Michel -Ange 3 contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 105˙000.00 |
| 24 |
GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY
Organization address
address: KESSELS ROAD NATHAN 170 contact info |
AU (BRISBANE) | participant | 0.00 |
| 25 |
THE MACAULAY LAND USE RESEARCH INSTITUTE
Organization address
address: Craigiebuckler contact info |
UK (ABERDEEN) | participant | 0.00 |
| 26 |
Trent University
Organization address
address: WEST BANK DRIVE 1600 SUITE 344 GZOWSKI COLLEGE contact info |
CA (PETERBOROUGH) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
'Understanding how freshwater ecosystems will respond to future climate change is essential for the development of policies and implementation strategies needed to protect aquatic and riparian ecosystems. The future status of freshwater ecosystems is however, also dependent on changes in land-use, pollution loading and water demand. In addition the measures that need to be taken to restore freshwater ecosystems to good ecological health or to sustain priority species as required by EU Directives need to be designed either to adapt to future climate change or to mitigate the effects of climate change in the context of changing land-use. Generating the scientific understanding that enables such measures to be implemented successfully is the principal focus of REFRESH. It is concerned with the development of a system that will enable water managers to design cost-effective restoration programmes for freshwater ecosystems at the local and catchment scales that account for the expected future impacts of climate change and land-use change in the context of the WFD and Habitats Directive. At its centre is a process-based evaluation of the specific adaptive measures that might be taken to minimise the consequences of climate change on freshwater quantity, quality and biodiversity. The focus is on three principal climate-related and interacting pressures, increasing temperature, changes in water levels and flow regimes and excess nutrients, primarily with respect to lowland rivers, lakes and wetlands because these often pose the most difficult problems in meeting both the requirements of the WFD and Habitats Directive. REFRESH will advance our fundamental and applied science in 5 key areas: i) understanding how the functioning of freshwater ecosystems is affected by climate change; ii) new indicators of functional response and tools for assessing vulnerability; iii) modelling ecological processes; iv) integrated modelling; and v) adaptive management.'
Introduzione (Teaser)
Measures for restoring freshwater ecosystems must take into account the effects of climate change. An EU-funded project is generating the scientific understanding that will allow such measures to be successfully implemented.
Descrizione progetto (Article)
The project 'Adaptive strategies to mitigate the impacts of climate change on European freshwater ecosystems' (http://www.refresh.ucl.ac.uk/ (REFRESH)) had three overarching goals. The first was to increase understanding of how freshwater ecosystems will respond to changes caused by climate, land use, water use and pollution over the next 50-60 years. Additional goals involved translating this knowledge into a form that can be used by water managers and ensuring the uptake of results by target stakeholders.
Consortium members focused on three principal climate-related and interacting pressures: increasing temperature, changes in water levels and flow regimes, and excess nutrients. The work was conducted primarily in lowland rivers, lakes and wetlands as they often pose the greatest challenges in complying with the requirements of the Water Framework Directive (WFD) and Habitats Directive.
Studies of streams provided a basis for applying knowledge on the effects of climate change and land-use change on the structure, functioning and biodiversity in rivers. They also provided insights into the effectiveness of adaption and mitigation methods to restore rivers.
Scientists found that shading beside streams can help offset the impact of increased temperature and influence stream biodiversity. Increased winter flooding was found to have a longer-term effect on river vegetation. A new method was also devised for calculating net primary production from midday oxygen saturation.
Stagnation and drought experiments provided insights into the role of low flow and drought in rivers and potential losses to the ecosystem. The experiments provided thresholds for low flow and drought in Atlantic lowland rivers. River flow and oxygen appeared vital for rivers and affect the functioning of the ecosystem.
Good oxygen regimes and healthy flow conditions help ensure the objectives of the EU's WFD and Habitats Directive are met. Therefore, specific adaptive measures were evaluated and used to minimise the expected adverse effects of climate change on freshwater quantity, quality and biodiversity.
The work carried out by REFRESH will improve understanding of freshwater ecosystems. This will enable them to be restored to good ecological health, support key species and mitigate the effects of climate variation. REFRESH will therefore help safeguard Europe's freshwater ecosystems from the impacts of climate change.