RESources in Coastal groundwater Under hydroclimatic Extremes (RESCUE), funded by Water 4 All and co-funded by the European Union, extends its congratulations to the Project SecuCoast: Security and Management of Coastal Groundwater Resources and Marine Ecosystem Services, which is comprised of seven partners and is led by the Geological Survey of Finland.
SecuCoast was one of 23 projects recommended for funding under the Water 4 All 2023 Joint Transnational Call on Aquatic Ecosystem Services, part of Pillar B on Research and Innovation Development. The Project will kick off on 1 March 2025.
The gradually growing trend of funding for projects based on groundwater research is a reflection of how crucial hidden water deposits may be in the effort to help mitigate the effects of the exploitation of water resources.
The 3 year-long RESCUE Project, which already began in March 2024, 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.
Led by the University of Trieste (UNITS), and with a consortium that includes the National Institute of Oceanography and Applied Geophysics – OGS, Ruden AS, University of Derby (UoD) and University of Malta (UM), RESCUE’s objective is to help establish the foundations for the evaluation of new resources for local and regional policy makers, while the global applicability of the outputs will allow upscaling to Europe-wide or other large areas worldwide, where water is needed.
Therefore, the RESCUE team is delighted that other projects working in a similar field will receive the recognition and funding this area deserves.
