The Land and Water Resource Management theme considers the relationship between water and land management, detection and mitigation of diffuse pollution and resource recovery and reuse.
The projects within this theme will inform regulation and policy in areas which include nature capital, land use and urbanisation and post ‘common agricultural policy’ rural support.
The Hydrological Extremes, Coasts and Risk Management theme incorporates a consideration of several key areas including flooding, water scarcity, coastal erosion, risk scenarios and nature-based solutions.
Projects within this theme will inform regulation and policy in areas including water and climate, natural flood management and coastal erosion management.
Type of project: Capacity Building
Project Status: In development
Type of project: Capacity Building
Aim: The project aims to raise awareness in the hydro sector of the commercial and environmental risks posed by climate change-related increases in the rate of sediment delivery to hydro impoundments.
Project Status: In development
Call dates: Q2/Q3 2023
Type of project: Capacity Building
Aim: The aim of this project is to provide summaries of the future predictions of water scarcity in Scotland and the impacts this may have tailored to three groups of abstractors: crop producers, livestock producers and distilleries.
Type of project: Capacity Building
Aim: The overall aim of this project is to review the current and potential risks to water quality from commercial forestry operations and the suitability of available models to assess these risks.