About the Project
About Specific Project 2: Act4D-Eutrophication
The impact of Climate Change on the biodiversity in sweet water lakes and related ecosystems it is a complex scientific challenge due to multiscale and multiphysics of systems and phenomena that are connected. In both cases, such as Climate Change and biodiversity depletion, the anthropogenic factors play a complex role of multiplication of the consequences. The adaptation of different communities. Climate Change must have a strong emphasis on a transformative approach to reduction of anthropogenic pressures for a significant improvement of biodiversity. For this reason, the topic of biodiversity is mentioned in the National Strategy for Adaptation to Climate Change, in the EU Strategy for Climate Change Adaptation as well as many other global initiatives.
Romania has around 3,500 lakes and most of them are surrounded by important communities with economical, industrial or tourism activities. The impact of Climate Change on sweet-water lakes and the coastal areas is affecting with a complexity of factors the surrounding communities. In the Act4D-Eutrophication project it shall be developed a holistic approach to address the adaptation to Climate Change of the communities located in the neighborhood of sweet-water lakes. The approach is based on scientific evidence and a strong interaction with the local communities and industries. For validation of the methodologies and procedures there were selected two generic cases of large lakes as Siutghiol – located on the Black Sea coast and the Bicaz lake located in the mountain area of the Carpathians.
Lake Siutghiol is a generic sweet-water lake located on the Black Sea coast, being under the pressure of large tourism facilities, expanding urban agglomerations, agriculture, and related industries with a high degree of eutrophication.
Lake Bicaz is a mountain lake, being part of a large hydroelectric facility, with significant aquaculture farming activities and the expansion of tourism in the neighboring areas.
Both lakes are affected by eutrophication for many decades and the Climate Change phenomena are already multiplying and outlining the effects of eutrophication with dramatic impact on ecological, social, and economic processes.
Project details
General project Title: Climate Change Digital Twin Earth for forecasts and societal redressement: DTEclimate
Specific Project Title: Active Measures for Restoring Sweet-Water Lakes and Coastal Areas affected by Eutrophication addressing the Enhancement of Resilience to Climate Change and Biodiversity- Act4D-Eutrophication
About the DTEClimate Competence Center
"Competence Center for Climate Change Digital Twin for Earth Forecasts and Societal Redressment: DTEClimate" aims to consolidating a national network of excellence that will contribute and align Romania's strategy for adaptation to climate change to the European framework.
DTEClimate has the support of a wide community of users, including central and local public authorities and organizations from the non-governmental sector that will actively support the expansion of public-private partnerships and the development of a culture of real and effective cooperation between the research environment and industry.