Strategies for climate resilient water regions

05/03/2026

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Strategies for climate resilient groundwater and soil management in regions must be local. Local properties of soils, groundwater, ecology as well as water use, stakeholders and governance shape the measures which increase the resilience of our society. There are no generic solutions.

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Through the Blue Transition project, similarities between pilots enabled to identify general, overarching aims to be considered for every local strategy:

change land-use
increase soil health
diversify water sources and optimize their use

Specific measures to reach these aims are then guided by:

Knowledge of the subsoil and water system is crucial to be able to predict the impact of climate change and to select effective measures.
Understanding human use and activities is essential to understand changes in the local system functioning and to develop effective measures.
Water balance is a central element to look at when designing effective measures.
Effective measures must take into account that landscapes are connected by water.

You can find an executive summary of our insights in this flyer. We are also currently working on the update of our midterm report [please include link] presenting a more comprehensive overview of our results.