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SO 2.1 - Climate change adaptation
BLUE RECHARGE
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Project specific objectives
- The goal is to ensure the sustainable management of groundwater by balancing abstraction with natural recharge and improving aquifer resilience.
- The goal is to introduce an innovative incentive system (Blue Credits) to promote aquifer recharge through technical, financial, and market-based mechanisms.
- The goal is to develop a shared knowledge system and raise public awareness to support data-driven decision-making and community engagement in groundwater protection.
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Project main outputs
- Output 1.1 - How to create a mechanism of blue stewardship
- Output 2.1 - Pilot actions in Italy and Croatia: blue credits and
MAR - Output 3.1 - Blue Stewardship connected to MAR as adaptive
strategic approach
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About
The project aims to address these challenges in Croatia and Italy by promoting sustainable groundwater management. It focuses on maintaining good groundwater quality and quantity, enhancing aquifer recharging rates, and fostering collaboration between public authorities, research institutions, and private companies. The project will introduce an incentives system called Blue Credits to support aquifer recharge actions, creating a market for buying and selling credits.
Additionally, the project will develop an integrated knowledge system to identify aquifer recharge areas and vulnerabilities, raise awareness among water users, and demonstrate the feasibility of technical solutions like managed aquifer recharge. Ultimately, the project seeks to provide guidelines for implementing groundwater resource policies in Croatia and Italy, ensuring the long-term sustainability of groundwater management.
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NEWS
04/02/2026Water, Technology and the Future: Insights from Newsletter Issue 7
Issue 7 explores the role of public water utilities, the hidden water footprint of digital technologies, and insights from an international Rijeka conference on innovative approaches to sustainable groundwater management and long‑term water resource protection.
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30/01/2026Inter-regional conference & workshop
In Rijeka on 27 January 2026, experts from Croatia, Italy, and Spain presented pilot MAR projects, the "Blue Credits" mechanism, and SAT-MAR solutions for climate-resilient groundwater in karst areas.
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25/12/2025Round Table in Vodnjan: Water as a resource of the future – the blue credits model in Istria
A round table titled “Water as a resource of the future – the blue credits model in Istria” was held in Vodnjan, where participants discussed how to protect southern Istria’s groundwater from over‑abstraction and salinization using managed aquifer recharge (MAR) and tailored economic instruments such as prices, quotas and blue credits, while respecting water as both a human right and a public good.
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17/12/2025Newsletter #6 – Highlights and Upcoming Activities
The sixth newsletter highlights key stakeholder discussions, policy developments and upcoming events focused on advancing innovative and sustainable approaches to groundwater management and water resilience across Europe.
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EVENT
14/12/2025Date:27 Jan 2025BLUE RECHARGE INTER-REGIONAL CONFERENCE & WORKSHOP 27th January 2026