New project! GroundedExtremes – Understanding and governing groundwater to reduce risk of hydrological extremes

The GroundedExtremes project “Understanding and governing groundwater to reduce risk of hydrological extremes” (2024-2027) aims to investigate groundwater and hydrological extremes, and design improved groundwater management as a powerful adaptation strategy to both droughts and floods, avoiding long-term unintended consequences and unwanted trade-offs. The project analysis and compares groundwater dynamics, management and governance in four case studies: Spain, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Sweden. The case studies represent regions with different climates and a gradient in water scarcity, experiencing different types and severity of drought impacts, and with unique regulations in place to cope with droughts and manage groundwater. The project is coordinated by Anne van Loon, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. For more information see: GroundedExtremes – Groundwater to reduce risk of hydrological extremes