CMCC Webinar
January 27, 2022 | h 12:30 – 01:30 pm CET
Please, click on the following link for registration: https://bit.ly/354RN94
Speaker:
Hung Vuong Pham (CMCC Foundation – RAAS Division and Ca’ Foscari University of Venice)
Moderator: Guido Rianna (CMCC Foundation – REMHI Division)
Abstract:
Freshwater ecosystems are negatively affected by climate change and human interventions modifying together supply and demand of ecosystem services (ES). Research on ES focused on assessing risks arising from the interaction among both stressors, integrating empirical data with expert knowledge. This work aims at incorporating Bayesian Networks (BN) approaches into ES appraisal, identifying key factors driving changes and trade-offs among ES potential under different scenarios. Applying the designed BN to the Taro River basin (TRB) in Italy, the outcomes showed a limited space to improve ES potential, as well as trade-offs between water yield and nutrient retention services due to changes in precipitation and land use patterns. Moreover, the analysis of key input variables highlighted that precipitation is the main driver affecting provisioning services while land use for the regulating ones. The results imply a low capacity to provide services in the medium term for the TRB where water was exploited for multiple competing objectives. Therefore, “win-win” spatial planning and water management strategies are needed to improve freshwater ES potential. The designed BN model represents a valuable decision support tool to quickly perform ES assessment and to identify the most suitable management plan to maintain benefits from freshwater ecosystems.
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HOW TO PARTICIPATE
January 27, 2022 | h 12:30 – 01:30 pm CET
The webinar will be broadcasted via Zoom.
Please, click on the following link for registration: https://bit.ly/354RN94
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
ORGANIZED BY:
Fondazione CMCC – Centro Euro-Mediterraneo sui Cambiamenti Climatici