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.
Initiatives such as rainwater harvesting, in this case on a farm in Nicoya, are part of the integrated water resources management (Photo: Pável Bautista) Use of numerical modeling in water, …
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 …
