MEDDMAN: Integrated water resources management, development and comparison of common transnational methodologies to combat drought in the MEDOCC regions
2006-2008

EU / ERDF (75%) and national funds (25%)

http://www.meddman.org/

Summary
The project MEDDMAN is a transnational approach in the field of drought and water management involving competent national authorities, leading research institutes and regional authorities. The project's target is to develop an integrated system, capable of evaluating the state of surface water and groundwater resources in the MEDOCC regions. Under the general scheme of preserving and improving the economic growth, emphasis will be given to the development of efficient tools for sustainable water resources exploitation. Special attention will be drawn to the environmental impacts of extreme meteorological and hydrological events, which affect the means of development and best interest of the locals.



Objectives

• Improvement of the water supply-demand balance in the regions under drought risk.
• Development and application of economical tools for water management in the regions facing water shortage, evaluation of the possibilities for water reuse.
• Promotion of a transnational and inter-regional cooperation for the implementation of integrated strategies to manage water resources and combat drought.
• Reinforcement of the regional involvement in the water resources management and mobilization activities.
• Compilation of environmental impact studies for land degradation.

Partners

• National Technical University of Athens (NTUA), Department of Water Resources, Hydraulic & Maritime Engineering, Laboratory of Hydrology and Water Resources Management, www.ntua.gr, www.chi.civil.ntua.gr Greece (Lead partner)
• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Department of Hydraulics, land and agricultural science, www.agro.auth.gr Greece
• Prefecture of Pieria, www.pieria.gr Greece
• Water Research Institute (IRSA-CRN), National Research Council
  www.irsa.it Italy
• University of Basilicata, Department of Environmental Engineering and Physics (DIFA) www.unibas.it Italy
• University of Tuscia, Department of Engineering, Environmental Science & Forestry www.unitus.it Italy
• Region of Latium, Department of Environment, www.regione.lazio.it Italy
• Interregional Authority of Basilicata River Basin www.basilicatanet.it Italy
• CEMAGRE, National Centre for Farming Mechanization, Rural Engineering, Water and Forestry, Hydraulic & Hydrology Research Unit www.lyon.cemagref.fr France
• Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Department of Hydraulic, Maritime and Environmental Engineering (EHMA) www.upc.edu Spain