INTERLAYER Water4All project

The EU-Water4All project INTERLAYER, 2024-2027, aims to develop cumulative adaptation strategies in the complex interlink between surface and groundwater management, using water retention measures to reduce water runoff and fill-up groundwater storages, thereby minimizing hydroclimatic extreme events’ impacts in water quantity and quality. Water retention is explored through Slow Hydrology measures, guided by terrain and water balance analysis, and related to land use (especially agriculture), water quality and biodiversity from a synergistic perspective to facilitate robust future River Basin Management Plans. Future climate simulations are produced locally in order to ensure that the proposed measures improve the resilient, adaptation and mitigation to hydroclimatic extreme events.