"LC-CLA-06-2019  key points";"How DRYvER will address these key points"
"Actions should investigate at all relevant spatial and temporal scales the way that ecological processes, biodiversity and ecosystem services are impacted, both directly and indirectly, by climate change.";"DRYvER will explore at continental (EU, CELAC) and 9 strategically distributed focal DRN scales how aquatic biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services are directly and indirectly affected by increasing river drying under various climate change projections (WP1-WP4) at short- to long-term scales (month, season, year, decade, century). This will be possible through a compelling and multidisciplinary cyclic model presented in §1.3.1."
"Actions should consider the interactions and feedbacks between climate change and biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services.";"DRYvER will focus on interactions and feedback loops when drying alters various facets of biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services across DRNs, especially exploring mechanistic interactions and feedbacks in carbon cycling and greenhouse gas emissions linked to climate change (WP1-4)."
"The vulnerability of biodiversity and ecosystems functions and services to climate change should be investigated and modelled across a range of European (climatic and ecological regions; this includes human activities with relevance to climate change.";"DRYvER will assess the vulnerability of riverine biodiversity, ecosystem functions and services to drying as a result of climate change and human activities across 6 biogeographical ecoregions in the EU (Alpine, Boreal, Continental, Pannonian, Balkanic and Mediterranean) and 3 in South America (Pacific Lowlands, Central High Andes, Caatinga) (WP1-4)."
"Actions should account for social, ecological and economic aspects and climate change relevant stressors and sources of uncertainty. These should include tipping points and safe operating spaces.";"DRYvER will model ecosystem and socio-economic effects of increased river drying under various climate change scenarios, accounting for water uses and social changes. DRYvER will identify DRN tipping points in time and space and define safe operating spaces for stakeholders (river basin managers and citizens) (WP4, WP5)."
"The role of nature-based solutions in enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of climate change adaptation and mitigation strategies should be assessed, and synergies with other pollution-reducing environmental policies be explored.";"Through co-design with stakeholders, DRYvER will make an inventory and assess suitable NBSs for adapting DRNs to climate change, and derive mitigation strategies, including identifying societal, legal, economic and technical barriers. DRYvER will share knowledge from focal DRNs with the OPPLA community and the Think-Nature portals and explore financing mechanisms for relevant NBSs. DRYvER will seek synergies with other anthropogenic stressors and relevant EU policies (e.g. Water Framework Directive and Floods Directive) (WP5)."
"Work should build, as appropriate, on existing knowledge and activities such as relevant FP7/Horizon 2020 and LIFE projects, European climate adaptation platforms and Copernicus Services and contribute to long-term monitoring initiatives. Actions should envisage clustering activities with other relevant selected projects for cross-projects co-operation, consultations and joint activities on cross-cutting issues and sharing of results as well as participating in joint meetings and communication events. To this end, proposals should foresee a dedicated work package and/or task, and earmark the appropriate resources accordingly.";"DRYvER will gather the most renowned experts in the on-going and pioneering COST Action SMIRES and other EU and international research efforts (see § 1.3.1 for details). Copernicus Services will provide critical inputs to all WPs (e.g. land-use, satellite data). The European climate adaptation platform and Freshwater Information Platform will receive all relevant results, particularly data, scenarios and maps of river drying, riverine biodiversity and ecosystem functions. Some focal DRNs (e.g. the Albarine) are part of the eLTER network and will promote long-term monitoring initiatives as envisioned in the ESFRI roadmap on EU research infrastructures. DRYvER will seek synergies and develop cooperation through clustering activities (e.g. joint meetings and publications, training schools), with other relevant on-going (e.g. Euroflow, Aquacosm, SMIRES, AMBER) and future projects (WP6)."
"International cooperation is encouraged, in particular with CELAC countries.";"DRYvER includes five international partners from China, USA, as well as CELAC countries (Bolivia, Ecuador and Brazil), where DRN research is growing, and climate change is severely altering DRNs. Three out of nine focal DRNs are located in CELAC. Chinese and US partners will strengthen capacity building and dissemination at the global level."
"A contribution in the range of EUR 5 million to 7 million.";"To achieve the challenging objectives of DRYvER, the budget of the project is 6,7 million EUR."