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Paul Andreas Aakerøy GENESIS administration Bioforsk-Norway

GENESIS - Groundwater and Dependent Ecosystems: New Scientific and Technical Basis for Assessing Climate Change and Land-use Impacts on Groundwater Systems. Paul Andreas Aakerøy GENESIS administration Bioforsk-Norway. Content of presentation. Participants and roles

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Paul Andreas Aakerøy GENESIS administration Bioforsk-Norway

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  1. GENESIS - Groundwater and Dependent Ecosystems: New Scientific and Technical Basis for Assessing Climate Change and Land-use Impacts on Groundwater Systems Paul Andreas Aakerøy GENESIS administration Bioforsk-Norway

  2. Content of presentation Participants and roles GENESIS main objectives and concept Expected impact

  3. GENESIS in Facts and Figures Large scale integrated project in FP7 25 partners: 15 universities, 8 research institutes and 2 SME Advisory board 5 members 13 EU states, 4 Associated states Multidisciplinary proposal Research proposal that provides scientific basis for the update of the EU GWD Budget 10 M€ with EU finance 7M€ Duration 5 years (from 1.4.2009) Coordinated by Bioforsk, Norway

  4. 25 Partners

  5. 16 Case Study Areas More information about case studies: www.thegenesisproject.eu

  6. Author/company/institute

  7. Expected impact Provide a scientific basis for the update of the EU GWD (starting July 2011) by developing tools for groundwater modeling and assessment Total > 30 deliverables (conferences to scientific papers) First important deliverable: a review of pollutants in the groundwater directive: Input to Annex I and II Annex 1 include limit values set for single pesticides, total amount (sum) of pesticides and nitrates. Annex II lists pollutants in three categories I) naturally occurring substances, II) synthetic substances, and III) electrical conductivity as indicator for salt water intrusion and metals and pollution. Why have the present been selected, and what should be added? Review pollutant properties and the reason for risks to groundwaterdegradation etc

  8. increased knowledge on different groundwater systems • development/improvement of methods to determine flow paths and residence time • better understanding of leaching processes through the unsaturated zone to groundwater • knowledge on groundwater dependent ecosystems • tools for modeling and assessment • integrated management considering sociological, legal and economic aspects • dissemination of knowledge (publications, courses, seminars) Leaching experiment, Bitterfeld, Germany Zagreb Aquifer, Croatia

  9. GENESIS concept Scientific research is needed to improve the understanding of how different drivers affect groundwater systems. New process understanding must be incorporated into mathematical models and assessment tools. Scenarios will be simulated to assess impacts in an integrated way taking account of uncertainties present in such simulations.

  10. 8 Work packages

  11. Future events Future conferences, cources and workshops open for all GENESIS tracers seminar: Munich 29th June 2010 IAH conference 12-17 September 2010 Cracow (GENESIS session)

  12. Thank you for your attention! www.thegenesisproject.eu De Kromme Rijn, The Netherlands

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