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WATER HARVESTING AND MANAGEMENT VIA CULTURAL LANDSCAPES:ENHANCING SCIENTIFIC UNDERSTANDING TO TACKLE WATER SCARCITY
Stefano Basso
Dry-stone walls
Man-madeIntegrated in the environment
In need of restoration
MEDITERRANEAN CULTURAL LANDSCAPES
Terraces
Buffer the effect of climate change and counteract water scarcity
WHAT ARE THEIR FUNCTIONS ?
Buffer the effect of climate change and counteract water scarcity
WHAT ARE THEIR FUNCTIONS ?
Buffer the effect of climate change and counteract water scarcity
WHAT ARE THEIR FUNCTIONS ?
WHAT ARE THEIR FUNCTIONS ?
A CALL TO HYDROLOGICAL RESEARCH
MICRO-SCALERESEARCH
Terracing Dry-stone walling
Effect on stocksof soil moisture
Dew harvesting,reducing evapotranspiration
A CALL TO HYDROLOGICAL RESEARCH
MACRO-SCALERESEARCH
Terracing Dry-stone walling
Effect on volatility ofriver flows / floods
Contribution towater budgets
A CALL TO HYDROLOGICAL RESEARCH
DESIGNINNOVATION
Terracing Dry-stone walling
Update their designto increase soil waterconservation anddampen river flow peaks
SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE TO INFLUENCE POLICY
Resilience to floods and droughts(adaptation and mitigation)
Payments for landscape services:• Skilled jobs• Income complement
Economic value and social benefit
