A unifying project focusing on climate issues and thermal resources
We had the honour of participating in the IAH2024 international congress, held in Davos (Switzerland), to present the ThermEcoWat project, financed by the ERDF/Interreg SUD
OE programme. The project was presented as a poster in session 2.01 Groundwater and Climate Change – Impacts and Opportunities, within the general theme Groundwater in the Anthropocene – Challenges and Solutions. See the poster
The poster on the ThermEcoWat project was designed to raise awareness of the issues surrounding the resilience of spa areas in the face of climate change.
We wanted to emphasise the originality of the consortium, which brings together scientists, local managers and economic players from France, Spain and Portugal around a common challenge: protecting thermal waters, an essential resource that is under threat, particularly due to the drop in rainfall forecast for the long term. These climate changes could have an impact on the quality of thermal water and, consequently, on the future of spa resorts, which are often located in rural areas.
Concrete, participatory solutions at the heart of the approach
The educational objective of the poster was to make the complexity of these issues understandable and to present in an accessible way how ThermEcoWat intends to respond to them: development of decision-making tools, local adaptation strategies, development of thermal resources, innovations in geothermal energy and water management.
Particular attention has been paid to the social and territorial dimension, with the introduction of participative approaches to involve local communities in shared and sustainable governance.
