CLIMEX-PE presented at the Water4All & Ecohydrology workshop

Szilvia Simon (ELTE) represented the ClimEx-PE project online at the international workshop “Water4All and Ecohydrology: Synergies for Water Resilience”, organised by the University of Łódź, UNESCO Chair on Ecohydrology and Applied Ecology, on 1 July 2026. 

The workshop brought together Water4All-funded projects, UNESCO IHP Ecohydrology Programme representatives and Water4All specialists to explore how ecohydrology, nature-based solutions and blue–green infrastructure can contribute to water resilience under hydroclimatic extremes. The event was also linked to the celebration of the 30th anniversary of Ecohydrology within UNESCO IHP, highlighting the importance of transdisciplinary approaches that connect water, biodiversity, climate resilience, ecosystem services, culture and education. 

Within the Water4All project session, ClimEx-PE was presented under the title “Climate Extremes buffering through groundwater flow-based Managed Aquifer Recharge and Public Engagement”. The presentation highlighted how the project contributes to climate adaptation by developing and applying the NaBa-MAR® concept, a groundwater flow-system-based Nature-Based Managed Aquifer Recharge approach. This perspective is highly relevant to ecohydrology, as it links groundwater flow systems, ecosystem functioning, groundwater-dependent habitats and nature-based water management interventions. 

Participation in the workshop was especially valuable for ClimEx-PE because it provided a focused platform to position the project’s results within the broader Water4All portfolio. The project’s contribution complements other Water4All initiatives dealing with rainwater management, aquifer recharge, groundwater quality, springs, ecosystem services and nature-based solutions. This exchange created opportunities to identify shared methodological challenges, compare case-study experiences and strengthen collaboration across projects working on hydroclimatic extremes from different disciplinary and geographical perspectives. 

As part of the workshop preparation, ClimEx-PE also contributed to the integrated Water4All project fiches prepared for the programme. This input presented the project’s tangible results and SDG contributions, including the further development of the NaBa-MAR® methodology, case-study-based assessments in Hungary, Spain and Ireland, the preparation of governance and policy-support outputs, the educational package on groundwater and managed aquifer recharge, stakeholder and public awareness activities, and the foundations of the planned Decision Support Tool. 

The workshop therefore offered an important opportunity not only to disseminate ClimEx-PE results, but also to connect them with related Water4All research efforts and UNESCO IHP ecohydrology priorities. Through this collaboration, ClimEx-PE continues to strengthen its international visibility and its contribution to science-based, socially relevant and nature-based responses to climate-driven water challenges.