Recent activities in Portugal
- Integrated Water Resources Management – Aquifer Recharge: Stakeholder interaction workshop in Portugal - On April 18th, 2024, the AGREEMAR partner LNEC organised a stakeholder interaction workshop with the participation of 20 people representing national, regional, and local institutions. In this workshop, the tools developed to date in the AGREEMAR project have been presented… ...
- Presentation of the final MAR feasibility maps, the constellation analysis and visit to the physical models with the Water Authority of Alentejo (APA/ARH-Alentejo) - On 18 October 2023, the final MAR feasibility maps developed by the AGREEMAR team at LNEC (improved after discussion with APA/ARH-Alentejo on 27 July 2023 meeting) were presented to the main regional stakeholder at the demo region in Portugal, the Water… ...
- Validation of the MAR feasibility maps with the Water Authority of Alentejo at the Portuguese demo region - On 27 July 2023, the MAR feasibility maps developed by the AGREEMAR team at LNEC were discussed and validated in a meeting with the main regional stakeholder at the demo region in Portugal, the Water Authority of Alentejo (APA Alentejo).… ...
- Online meeting with Águas do Alentejo (AgdA) to explore the development of an AQUATOOL model in Portugal - An online meeting between LNEC, UPV and Águas do Alentejo (AgdA) took place on 30 June 2023 with the aim to discuss the possibility of supporting the decision-making on water management in Alentejo with the aid of an AQUATOOL model.… ...
- AGREEMAR presented at the 16th Portuguese Water Congress in Lisbon, Portugal - On 22 March (the World Water Day), the AGREEMAR project was presented by Dr. Teresa Leitão from LNEC at the 16th Portuguese Water Congress in Lisbon, Portugal with a talk entitled “Promoting Managed Aquifer Recharge Implementation in the Mediterranean Area. AGREEMAR… ...
- Stakeholder meetings to assess their needs and weighting of MAR feasibility criteria at project demo site in Portugal - In the period 18-21 November 2022, AGREEMAR project partners LNEC and adelphi held bilateral meetings with key stakeholders of the project demo sites in Portugal including the regional office of the Portuguese Environmental Agency in Alentejo (APA), regional water utilities… ...
- Meeting between LNEC and general and regional stakeholders in Portugal - On June 27th, the Portuguese partner LNEC had its first meeting with one general stakeholder (ARH-Alentejo: River Basin District Administration of Alentejo) and two regional stakeholders of the region (EDIA: Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infra-estruturas do Alqueva and AgdA: Águas… ...
Type of problem:
Decreasing mean annual rainfall; increasing duration of dry season; seasonal tourism equivalent to the country’s population.
Specific challenges:
High susceptibility to drought events and increased water demand for intensive agriculture and tourism.
Solutions proposed:
MAR feasibility mapping at regional scale in Alentejo and Algarve administrative regions, numerical modelling for validation at local scale at Comporta (use of secondary treated wastewater in infiltration basins to recharge the underlying aquifer) and Furta Galinhas dam (surface dam to retain flash flood waters and agricultural surpluses with subsequent infiltration into the aquifer)
AGREEMAR expected impacts:
Increased water availability and quality by making use of non-conventional water sources for MAR (e.g. flash floods, treated wastewater).