MARS - Managing Aquatic ecosystems and water Resources under multiple Stress / Edukad projektid

coordinating country [ DE ]

Managing Aquatic ecosystems and water Resources under multiple Stress

acronym:	MARS
start:	2014-02-01
end:	2018-01-31

programme:	FP7 - Euroopa Liidu 7. raamprogramm
sub-programme:	ENV - Keskkond, sealhulgas kliimamuutused
instrument:	CP - Koostööprojekt
call identifier:	FP7-ENV-2013-two-stage
project number:	603378
duration in months:	48
partner count:	24

abstract:	MARS will support managers and policy makers in the practical implementation of the WFD, of related legislation and of the Blueprint to Safeguard Europe’s Water Resources by conducting new research and synthesising existing knowledge concerning effects and management of multiple stressors in surface water and groundwater bodies; by advising the 3rd RMBP cycle and the revision of the WFD; and by developing new integrated tools for diagnosing and predicting multiple stressors in water resource management. The consortium includes 19 research institutes and five water boards and environment agencies. MARS will engage with ongoing and finalised European initiatives addressing related topics, thus acting as an integrating project. Work will be organised at the scales of water bodies, river basins and Europe; at each scale there is a direct link to water managers and decision makers. Nested within the scale structure, we will employ a suite of methods: flume and mesocosm experiments to better understand the effects of selected stressor combinations with a focus on extremes and hydrological stress; linkage of “abiotic” and “biotic” models to predict effects of stressor combinations at a river basin scale; large-scale data analysis employing existing databases, but including additional variables, to gain a Europe-wide overview of stress, status and ecosystem services. MARS will be composed of eight workpackages (WPs). While WP1 will be responsible for overall coordination, WP2 will provide tools, concepts and scenarios for the other WPs. WPs 3-5 will analyse and predict multiple stressor-impact relationships on three scales: water bodies (WP3), river basins (WP4) and Europe (WP5); the results will be synthesised across scales by WP6. WP7 will generate a wiki information system and produce or improve tools addressing the three scales. WP8 will communicate with river basin districts and Common Implementation Strategy (CIS) groups and will advise the WFD revision.

partner no and role		partner name	country	contact person	web page
1	coordinator	UNIVERSITAET DUISBURG-ESSEN	DE	Daniel Hering	http://www.uni-duisburg-essen.de
2	partner	AARHUS UNIVERSITET	DK	Erik Jeppesen	http://www.au.dk
3	partner	FUNDACION AZTI/AZTI FUNDAZIOA	ES	Angel Borja	http://www.azti.es
4	partner	UNIVERSITAET FUER BODENKULTUR WIEN	AT	Stefan Schmutz	http://www.boku.ac.at
5	partner	CESKY HYDROMETEOROLOGICKY USTAV	CZ	Vit Kodeš	http://www.chmi.cz
6	partner	CARDIFF UNIVERSITY	UK	Steve Ormerod	http://www.cardiff.ac.uk
7	partner	INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE-DEZVOLTARE DELTA DUNARII	RO	Mircea Staras	http://www.ddni.ro
8	partner	STICHTING DELTARES	NL	Harm Duel	http://www.deltares.com
9	partner	Eesti Maaülikool	EE	Tiina Nõges	http://www.emu.ee
10	partner	FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN E.V.	DE	Jessica Andrä	http://www.fv-berlin.de
11	partner	INSTITUT NATIONAL DE RECHERCHE EN SCIENCES ET TECHNOLOGIES POUR L'ENVIRONNEMENT ET L'AGRICULTURE	FR	Christine Argillier	http://www.irstea.fr
12	partner	JRC -JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE- EUROPEAN COMMISSION	BE	Ana Cristina Cardoso	http://www.jrc.ec.europa.eu
13	partner	MIDDLE EAST TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY	TR	Meryem Beklioğlu	http://www.metu.edu.tr
14	partner	NATURAL ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH COUNCIL	UK	Laurence Carvalho	http://www.nerc.ac.uk
15	partner	NORSK INSTITUTT FOR VANNFORSKNING	NO	Anne Lyche Solheim
16	partner	NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS	EL	Maria Mimikou	http://www.ntua.gr
17	partner	SUOMEN YMPARISTOKESKUS	FI	Seppo Hellsten	http://www.environment.fi/syke
18	partner	UNIVERZA V LJUBLJANI	SI	Boris Kompare	http://www.uni-lj.si
19	partner	UNIVERSIDADE TECNICA DE LISBOA - UTL	PT	Teresa Ferreira	http://www.utl.pt
20	partner	AGENCIA PORTUGUESA DO AMBIENTE	PT	Manuel Lacerda	http://www.apambiente.pt
21	partner	Bundesministerium für Land- und Forstwirtschaft, Umwelt und Wasserwirtschaft	AT	Helena Mühlmann	http://www.lebensministerium.at
22	partner	ENVIRONMENT AGENCY OF ENGLAND AND WALES	UK	Alwyn Hart	http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk
23	partner	International Commission for the Protection of the Danube River	AT	Raimund Mair	http://www.icpdr.org
24	partner	Administratia Nationala "Apele Romane"	RO	Corina Boscornea	http://www.rowater.ro