6th World Water Forum: Groundwater and Climate Change with a Focus on Mediterranean Coastal Aquifers

Within the framework of the 6th World Water Forum to take place in Marseille, France, UNESCO International Hydrological Programme (IHP) in co-operation with PAP/RAC will coordinate a side event on "Groundwater and Climate Change with a Focus on Mediterranean Coastal Aquifers".

As climate change is modifying the hydrological cycle and affecting the quantity and quality of global freshwater resources, management decisions during drought and in areas where surface waters are nearing the limits of sustainability are directly affected. Especially in the Mediterranean, coastal aquifers are of particular importance since they generally secure water supplies and are therefore increasingly threatened by depletion and quality degradation from saltwater intrusion and land-based pollution. This event will focus on the two following programmes: Groundwater and Climate Change (GRAPHIC) and the MedPartnership. PAP/RAC will focus on the issue of "Integration of Coastal Zone Management and Coastal Aquifers Management" especially through the prism of the MedPartnership.

During the event, a panel of international experts will shed light to the importance of considering the effects of climate change on groundwater in water resources management and discuss possibilities for using groundwater as an adaptation measure to climate change. Best practices and case studies of coastal aquifer management in the Mediterranean will be also presented and discussed.

Monday , 12 March, 2012
Time : 7:15‐8:15pm
Room : PEu 4 ‐ Europa 4 > Palais de l'Europe

To view the agenda follow the link here.