German Case study
Alto Meno en Baviera del Norte
Explore how our team is strengthening stakeholder collaboration in the highly interconnected WEFE system of the Upper Main study area.
Estudio de caso
Descubra los retos de Alemania
In Bavaria, a traditional top-down approach to water management is used, but Germany aims to increase digitization in its authorities. Online engagement tools and citizen science could modernize water governance. However, communication and knowledge remain fragmented among governing institutions and water users in the Upper Main region. Frequent hydrological extremes, such as floods and droughts, have heightened tensions among stakeholders, particularly affecting agricultural production due to water scarcity.
There is an urgent need to resolve these tensions while ensuring environmental sustainability. Expanding the analysis to include the entire Main catchment area could involve additional water authorities and federal states.
Our Methodology & Expected Results
Armonizar el uso del agua y el equilibrio medioambiental
La cuenca principal superior está situada en la parte septentrional de Baviera (Alemania) (véase la figura 1). La cuenca tiene una superficie de 4 646 km2 (Gauge Kemmern) (Schaffhauser, T., 2017) y se caracteriza por una pendiente este-oeste que alcanza las mayores elevaciones con 1 042,99 m.s.n.m. en las montañas Fichtel. Sin embargo, el 75% del área se encuentra en elevaciones más bajas (Barth, et al., 2004). Predominan los suelos con baja capacidad de almacenamiento (Schaffhauser, T., 2017) y el tipo de suelo más común es la tierra parda (Barth, et al., 2004).
La mayor parte de la cuenca se utiliza para la agricultura y la silvicultura, con una proporción del 47,2% y el 43,2% respectivamente, mientras que el 8,0% de la superficie está sellada. La mayor parte de la superficie agrícola (60,3 %) no es de regadío. La principal superior tiene dos manantiales (principal blanco y rojo) y varios afluentes (Schaffhauser, T., 2017). Además de más de 350 minicentrales hidroeléctricas, una central hidroeléctrica tiene una capacidad > 1MW (LfU,2023).
Most of the public water supply is provided by groundwater (64.0 %), followed by spring water (16.1 %), surface water (18.6 %) and bank filtrate (1.4 %) (LfS, 2020). The main water users are households and small business (81.9 %). Whereas 18.1 % of the water is used by industry and others. (LfS, 2020).
Nuestra metodología consistirá en identificar los factores de éxito de los sistemas de gobernanza del agua y supervisar su impacto en el bienestar socioeconómico y medioambiental. También evaluaremos el potencial de ampliación de las soluciones de gobernanza del agua que hayan tenido éxito, incluidas las prácticas de gobernanza, los instrumentos políticos y las políticas de precios.
Nuestras actividades de participación local
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