Documents

Aquarius Magazine

The Aquarius magazine presents the main findings from the Aquarius project.

Aquarius Newsletter #3

In the 3rd Aquarius newsletter you can read about how, thanks to the Aquarius Project, awareness of the various environmental problems in the North Sea region is increasing.

Aquarius Newsletter #2

In the 2nd Aquarius newsletter you can read about the third transnational Aquarius workshop which was held in Delft, Netherlands.

Aquarius Newsletter #1

In the 1st Aquarius newsletter you can read about a pilot study in Sweden, Sustainable Flood Management in Aberdeenshire, Exploring opportunities in Delfland and more.

Aquarius Leaflet

The Aquarius leaflet provides a summary of the four phases of the Aquarius project and the pilot projects.

Scottish Baseline

The Scottish baseline document provides an overview of the pilot area followed by ecological, economic and sociological baselines. The document goes on to discuss the current legal framework, scenarios for future climate, and provides a summary conclusion for taking forward to the next stage.

Advisor and Authority Perspectives

The report on advisor and authority perspectives provides a brief summary of the discussions at the Scottish workshop (27 October 2009). The aim of the workshop being:

To get important information about working with farmers from agricultural advisors and regulatory agencies particularly in relation to climate change and farmers as water managers;
To get feedback on the climate change indicators; draft flood risk maps and criteria to assess possible natural flood management options; and
To update key stakeholders on the trans-national project 'Aquarius: Farmers as Water Managers' using Tarland and Aboyne areas as a Scottish case study.

Farmers Workshop

The Farmers Workshop Report provides a description of the workshop (9 March 2010) which was held to exchange information between the project team and interested farmers in the Tarland Catchment. The workshop involved seven local farmers, a representative of the NFUS and eight members of the Aquarius project team in a round table discussion using a workbook that covered farmers' views on the water environment; flood risk in the Tarland catchment; potential climate change impacts; and opportunities for natural flood management. The objectives of the workshop were:

To get important information about working with farmers from farmers themselves, in relation to farmers as water managers;
To get feedback on the draft flood risk maps used to assess possible natural flood management options; and
To update local stakeholders on the 'Aquarius: Farmers as Water Managers' project

Factors Workshop

The Factors Workshop Report provides a description of the workshop (26 April 2010) which was held to exchange information between the project team and two of the factors in the Tarland Catchment. The workshop involved 2 factors of local estates and four members of the Aquarius project team in a round table discussion using a workbook that covered farmers' views on the water environment; flood risk in the Tarland catchment; potential climate change impacts; and opportunities for natural flood management. The objectives of the workshop were:

To get important information about working with land owners and managers, in relation to farmers as water managers;
To get feedback on the draft flood risk maps used to assess possible natural flood management options; and
To update local stakeholders on the 'Aquarius: Farmers as Water Managers' project

Farmer Questionnaire

The results of the survey of Farmers as Water Managers within the Tarland Catchment (August 2010) describe the behaviours of farmers and their opinions on various issues relating to the water environment within the Tarland area.

Reports

A number of other Aquarius reports are available: Technical Methods; Participatory Planning; Baseline Reports; Financial Reports; and Key Methods. You can find out more here.

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