RESources in Coastal groundwater Under hydroclimatic Extremes (RESCUE), a groundbreaking project funded by Water 4 All and co-funded by the European Union, was a highlight for the stand of the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS at the Trieste Next scientific research festival in the city, which ran from 26 – 28 September. The event on Piazza Unità hosted a range of activities, workshops, games and conferences across three days of science and fun.
Cristina Corradin and Barbara Merson of OGS, both researchers on the Project, joined Sophie Burton Pogledic and Giulia Caselena of OGS, which leads communications for RESCUE, to showcase the Project’s concepts.
Below from left: Cristina Corradin and Giulia Casalena
For children and adults alike, a model of the water cycle demonstrated the correlation between the domestic consumption of water and the supply, highlighting the potential imbalance and scarcity of water that can occur in our environment. The model was also used to explain what aquifers were and to present the Project’s objectives to older adults, and was kindly provided by the leader of the RESCUE Project, the University of Trieste (UNITS).
Below: Sophie Burton Pogledic
Above from left: Giulia Casalena and Barbara Merson
A promotional video of the concepts of RESCUE and an interactive quiz were also on display to engage the audience.
At the end of the video above is an interactive quiz – find it here!
RESCUE began in March 2024 and ends in February 2027, and also includes Ruden AS, University of Derby (UoD) and University of Malta (UM). The Project aims to build knowledge on offshore and deep onshore low salinity aquifers in European coastal areas, to evaluate novel freshwater resources, and help secure a steady supply of water to both population and industry, in times of hydroclimatic extremes.
