Facilitation of green adaptation techniques for reduction of seasonal water scarcity in Costa Rica
Joint Germany – Costa Rica Networking and Research Project
Facilitation of green adaptation techniques for reduction of seasonal water scarcity in Costa Rica
The project aims to understand Costa Rica’s water-related challenges in vulnerable communities and to identify and test adaptation options for coping with water scarcity. We will focus on understanding the biophysical and socio-economical dynamics of both case studies to then test and assess the feasibility for implementing robust adaptation measures. Specifically, the project will address two particular challenges:
Water scarcity in Pacific insular communities
Saltwater intrusion in coastal aquifers
Research Group INOWAS
Department of Hydrosciences
Faculty of Environmental Sciences
Principal Investigator: Dr. Catalin Stefan
Mesoamerican Center of Sustainable Development of the Dry Tropics (CEMEDE)
Sede Regional Chorotega, Campus Nicoya, Guanacaste, COSTA RICA.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Andrea Suárez Serrano
Water Resources Center for Central America and The Caribbean (HIDROCEC)
Sede Regional Chorotega, Campus Liberia, Guanacaste, COSTA RICA.
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Bautista Solis
This section contains a small selection of photos from our project activities.
Experts from the Universidad Nacional Costa Rica (UNA), the National Service for Groundwater, Irrigation and Drainage (SENARA) and IHE Delft Institute for Water Education discussed the main challenges related to …
Dr. Stefan giving a lecture on managed aquifer recharge for the students and members of staff of the School of Health Technologies at the University of Costa Rica Towards the …
Dr. Pavel Bautista Solís from CEMEDE-UNA presenting his poster at the 10th International Symposium on Managed Aquifer Recharge in Madrid, Spain, 20-24 May 2019
The project team at the 5th LATINOSAN Conference in San José, Costa Rica, 1-3 April 2019 The LATINOSAN Conferences are international events held every three years, with the aim of …
Project team from Costa Rica visiting Dr. Catalin Stefan and his INOWAS group at TU Dresden in June 2019 Within the framework of the Joint Germany – Costa Rica Networking …
Dr. Serena Caucci (UNU-FLORES, left) and Dr. Catalin Stefan (TUD, right) met the representatives of National Service for Groundwater, Irrigation and Drainage (SENARA): Ms. Sonia Castro Chacón – Management Unit …
Dr. Serena Caucci (UNU-FLORES, left) and Dr. Catalin Stefan (TUD, right), met the representative of International Cooperation Department and Mr. German Gustavo Mora Rodriguez, the Director of the Research and …
For better exemplification of the benefits of managed aquifer recharge and its role in sustainable water resources managegement, a short training course on groundwater modeling was provided for graduate students …
Group photo at the workshop in Nicoya, Costa Rica, 26 March 2019 To kick-off the project, UNA and TUD jointly organised an international workshop that took place at the CEMEDE …