Once again, Angelo Camerlenghi, Research Director at the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS, and part of the Project team for RESources in Coastal groundwater Under hydroclimatic Extremes (RESCUE), funded by Water 4 All and co-funded by the European Union, has featured in Italian regional media. The regional daily economic newspaper of Southern Italy, Il Denaro, published an interview with Professor Camerlenghi recently while the radio station, Radio Pico, which broadcasts across four regions of Northern Italy and in streaming on the Internet.
Written by Salvatore Vicedomini, the article ‘Mare Adriatico: scoperta acqua dolce sotto il fondale marino, l’oro blu a portata di mano/Adriatic Sea: fresh water discovered under the seabed, blue gold at your fingertips’[1] published on 30 November 2025, features an interview with Professor Camerlenghi, who discusses the mapping of underwater freshwater deposits under the Adriatic and North Seas, which were recently presented at the Geosciences Congress in Padova, Italy. The article also explores the possibilities to come for the use of this precious reserve.
An interview with Prof Camerlenghi also aired on 1 December on Radio Pico titled Sotto l’Adriatico un tesoro nascosto: le riserve di acqua dolce che potrebbero cambiare il nostro futuro/A hidden treasure beneath the Adriatic: freshwater reserves that could change our future, in which he describes how there is a lack of specific studies and dedicated drilling that allow us to accurately understand the quality and extent of the water trapped under the seabed. However, a new awareness is taking hold: there may be a much larger amount of fresh water in the world’s seabed than previously imagined, a legacy of periods when sea levels were much lower and coastal plains were exposed. You can listen to the interview here.
The objective of RESCUE is to build knowledge of deep-coastal and offshore low salinity aquifers in European coastal areas, to evaluate novel water resources and to help secure a steady supply of water to both population and industry in times of hydroclimatic extremes.
The 36-month long Project, which began in March 2024, is led by the University of Trieste (UNITS), and as well as OGS, includes partners Ruden AS, University of Derby (UoD) and University of Malta (UM).
[1] Vicedomini, S. (2025, November 30). Mare Adriatico: scoperta acqua dolce sotto il fondale marino, l’oro blu a portata di mano. Il Denaro. Mare Adriatico: scoperta acqua dolce sotto il fondale marino, l’oro blu a portata di mano
