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“The Use of Smart Technologies and Internet of Things Infrastructure for Water Resources Monitoring and Management”

Dr. Elias Dimitriou

Recent technological advancements have facilitated the development of efficient, low-cost sensors and automatic measurement platforms that allow monitoring of water resources in high spatial and temporal scales. Telecommunication technologies and the development of Internet of Things infrastructure have provided the opportunity for near real-time monitoring of water quantity and quality, offering early warning and adaptive water management capabilities. (more…)

Η καταιγίδα Ιανός που από χτες πλήττει την χώρα μας έχει οδηγήσει στην άνοδο της στάθμης των ποταμών αυξάνοντας τον πλημμυρικό κίνδυνο εντός και εκτός αστικών περιοχών.

Συγκεκριμένα, στο δίκτυο των αυτόματων σταθμών παρακολούθησης υδάτων του Τομέα Εσωτερικών Υδάτων του ΕΛΚΕΘΕ, από χτες το βράδυ παρατηρήθηκε σημαντική άνοδος της στάθμης στους ποταμούς: Σπερχειός Στερεάς Ελλάδας, Πηνειός Θεσσαλίας και Ληθαίος Τρικάλων με στάθμες που κυμαίνονταν από περίπου 1 – 4 μέτρα. (more…)

“Emerging Trends in Freshwater Ecology and Ecosystem Management”

Dr Ioannis Karaouzas and Dr Christos Theodoropoulos

Today, freshwater ecosystems are being critically threatened by agrochemical and industrial pollution, habitat degradation and loss, the introduction of invasive species, unsustainable dam construction, water overexploitation, and anthropogenic and climate-change-induced water scarcity. This Special Issue of Water welcomes scientific contributions from freshwater scientists, water managers, and policy makers that will enhance the state-of-the-art scientific knowledge in research and applications in the field of freshwater ecology and ecosystem protection and management. (more…)

With a view to implementing actions to improve the conservation status of Squalius keadicus (Endangered) and Pelasgus laconicus (Critically Endangered) protected fish species in the Eurotas catchment in Laconia, (more…)

Twenty years has passed since the WFD was adopted by the European Parliament. Putting ecosystem integrity at the base of management decisions, the way EU Member States have implemented water management has improved dramatically. (more…)

Results of the Workshop: “River Conservation Actions-National AMBER meeting” 8th of May 2019, Athens

This was the first-ever meeting to deploy the concept of river barrier and dam management and removal in Greece! It was organized by the AMBER consortium -Adaptive Management of Barriers in European River, an EU supported H2020 project (more…)

Surface and Ground- water vulnerability assessment is a useful approach for identifying pollution pressures effectively and applying protection and restoration measures in water bodies. (more…)