The objectives of the project are:

• 1 SO1: Develop a robust numerical approach that combines hydrological and hydrogeological numerical models at the basin/drainage basin level to predict the evolution of water resources under Climate scenarios and different water demands.
• 2 SO2: Propose methods to measure the resilience of drainage basins to climate change by assessing groundwater response time.
• 3 SO3: Assess groundwater vulnerability to human impacts and climate change by (a) implementing groundwater resource assessment tools, namely integrating advanced geochemical tracers and isotopic hydrology, (b) applying innovative approaches to identify pollution sources and quantify their contribution, and (c) investigating the fate and evolution of CECs as they reach water bodies.
• 4 SO4: Explore the suitability of high-capacity managed groundwater recharge (Flood-MAR) systems capable of collecting and infiltrating large volumes of water during periods of extreme rainfall and propose key design criteria for their implementation at the study sites.
• 5 SO5: Integrate advanced methods applied in WATER4MED, and the resulting data, into water governance models using integrated tools developed for water resource planning..