One of Italy’s oldest and most widely read newspapers, Corriere della Sera, has published an article, citing the seminal work initiated by the project, RESources in Coastal groundwater Under hydroclimatic Extremes (RESCUE), funded by Water 4 All and co-funded by the European Union.
Written by Amanda Ronzoni, the article ‘l’acqua dolce giace sotto i mari/ Freshwater Lies Beneath the Seas,’[1] published in the Sunday supplement on 3 November 2024, delves into the science of hidden water deposits and how they may help mitigate the effects of the exploitation of water resources, examining Italy’s participation in two major international projects, one of which is RESCUE.
The RESCUE project, which came to fruition under the initiative of Claudia Bertoni (University of Trieste (UNITS), will focus on two zones: Great Britain and Ireland, and the Northern Adriatic, the latter of which is the focus of the PhD research of Cristina Corradin PhD (UNITS), who will be mapping the onshore and offshore aquifers of Friuli and the upper Adriatic in collaboration with the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS).
The 36-month long Project, which began in March 2024 and ends in February 2027, is led by UNITS, and as well as OGS, includes partners Ruden AS, University of Derby (UoD) and University of Malta (UM).
As described by the Corriere della Sera, the Consortium’s objective is to build knowledge on deep coastal onshore aquifers beyond 400, as well as offshore aquifers with low salinity in European coastal waters, in order to evaluate the potential of freshwater resources and help guarantee the steady provision of water to the general populace and industry during times of hydroclimatic extremes.
[1] Ronzoni, A. (2024, November 3). l’acqua dolce giace sotto i mari. La Lettura. Corriere della Sera. https://www.pressreader.com/italy/corriere-della-sera-la-lettura/20241103/281625310810453
