Author(s): Dimitrios Malamataris; Konstantinos Babakos; Anna Chatzi; Andreas Panagopoulos; Evangelos Hatzigiannakis; Vassilios Pisinaras
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Abstract: Limited water availability along with the increasing pressures on protected natural ecosystems, and the increasing agricultural productivity cost in most of the Mediterranean area, dictate addressing the main needs and challenges within the framework of the Water - Ecosystem - Food (WEF) Nexus. The concept of Naturebased Solutions (NBS) could manage Nexus challenges, providing new approaches to ecological and social adaptation. Impacts of NBS interventions need to be measured and assessed following a concrete impact evaluation framework. In this study, the main Nexus challenges of two water-stressed agricultural sub-basins, namely Agia and Pinios River Delta, in Central Greece, were identified in the framework of the PRIMA LENSES project and used as pilot areas. The most appropriate NBSs to increase the socio-environmental resilience of the pilot areas were also determined and presented along with the relevant indicators which could be utilized for measurement of their efficiency.
Year: 2022