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BLUE RECHARGE

Blue credits for water aquifers recharge and sustainability

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Information

Start date
01/02/2024
End date
31/07/2026
Total budget
1.989.789,43
Partnership
IT - 4
HR - 4
Project typology:
Standard project

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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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Lead partner

The Lead partner represents and takes full financial and legal responsibility for the entire partnership.

City of Vodnjan-Dignano
Department for Economy and Environmental Protection

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News & Events

  • NEWS
    06/08/2026

    Main Results and Achievements

    Reflecting on 30 months of cross-border cooperation, this article highlights the project's main achievements, key outputs and lasting contribution to sustainable groundwater management and climate resilience across Europe.

  • NEWS
    26/07/2026

    New Training Toolkit for Technicians and Policy Makers Now Available

    The Training Toolkit provides a practical and transferable resource for sharing knowledge and experiences from the Italian and Croatian pilot cases and promoting Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) and Blue Credits approaches among technical and institutional stakeholders.

  • NEWS
    23/07/2026

    New Handbook: Blue Credits’ Market as an Adaptation Measure to Climate Change

    The Handbook explores how Blue Stewardship and Blue Credit Systems can support climate change adaptation, sustainable groundwater management and the wider implementation of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR).

  • NEWS
    10/07/2026

    Newsletter #10

    The final edition of the BLUE RECHARGE newsletter highlights the project's latest achievements, international dissemination activities, and recent progress in sustainable groundwater management and Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR).

  • NEWS
    19/06/2026

    From Istria to Sacramento: Showcasing Groundwater Innovation

    Participation at the international BSMAR19 symposium in Sacramento highlighted innovative approaches to managed aquifer recharge, groundwater resilience, and the replicability of Blue Credit systems.