Hi everybody! First, I'll introduce myself. I'm a postdoctoral researcher working at the Catalan Institute for Water Research (ICRA-CERCA). I'm working in developing tools and models for NBS for urban water management.

Today, I met with Darja for a workshop about a decision support system we are developing in the project MULTISOURCE and we thought it may be a good idea share the tool here and also ask for expertise.

https://nat4wat.icradev.cat

In summary, the DSS is about selecting the most appropriate technology for a given water scenario. The tool uses a multicriteria decision analysis to recommend a NBS and links to scientific publications and market cases for that NBS.

We already developed a beta version and we are now in the process of the evaluation of the tool. Therefore, we would be very grateful if you could provide your evaluation as NBS experts.

The process is as follows:

1. You use the tool to create some familiar scenarios and check the results provided by the tool.
2. You fill the form about to what extent the result match your expectations as expert.

The tool as for a registration, but only mail and password is mandatory.

Additionally, you could upload scientific publications and market cases to increase their visibility. To upload market cases, you should register as a company on the sign up process.

A report from the European Environment Agency on ‘Responding to climate change impacts on human health in Europe: focus on floods, droughts and water quality’ has been released today. As said in its title, it focuses, among others, on the impact of drought on human health (pathogens, parasites, infections etc.).

It also states that “In southern Europe, approximately 30% of the population live in areas with permanent water stress and up to 70% in areas with seasonal water stress during summer. Under the changing climate, the number of people living in water-scarce conditions in southern and central Europe will increase”.

The report can be accessed here: https://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/responding-to-climate-change-imp…
And associated press release here: https://www.eea.europa.eu/en/newsroom/news/climate-health-risks-posed-b…

Global Rainwater Management Program (GRMP)
https://droughtclp.unccd.int/clp/global/stream#:~:text=A-,Global,-Innov…

A Global Innovation Award for World Water Security winner project namely GLOBAL RAINWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (GRMP).

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NOW, Global MONEY MARKETs are TRADING "WATER" as a Commodity: when money market tools applied with Ai for the monetary evaluation of GRMP, the global project reached worth $988 billions. As the main focus area of GRMP was Contamination Reduction abilities of devices and structures used for various geographies.
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Comment your opinions on subject.

Have a look at the Drought Forecasting and Monitoring in the Lower Mekong http://droughtforecast.mrcmekong.org/maps