Aluno: Lucas Faria Chaud
Resumo
There are several consequences to groundwater of overexploitation and intensive
irrigation, such as depletion of water tables, saltwater intrusion, and pollution, which in
addition to the decrease in rainfall will pose even greater pressure on underground water
resources, threatening food security and soils sustainability. Challenges to mitigating these
risks vary from technical hydrogeological approaches to social engagement of
stakeholders in participatory governance of water. To assist with the latter, and to
programmatically provide inputs to the prior, in the regional area of the Campina de Faro
Aquifer, in south Portugal, this project proposes a practical approach to building a
technological framework to regular extract and concatenate data from multiple sources,
providing meaningful insights through interactive visuals to engage stakeholders in
participatory governance, as well as offering programmatic connectivity from its database
to the research community. Further pathways to advance the tool to a production level
with operational guidance are also discussed. Moreover, in consonance with a global
effort for positive impact, this work relates to the United Nations’ Sustainable
Development Goal 6 – Clean Water and Sanitation for All.
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