Wesermarsch - Rural Hinterland Location:County Wesermarsch,
Lower Saxony, north-west Germany Area: County Wesermarsch: 820
km2; Inhabitants: 93,000 What do we want to achieve? Climate
Proof Areas aims to ensure the functioning of the irrigation
system and the drainage function for the low rural hinterland of
the county. Fresh water of the river Weser irrigates the area
now. Due to higher salt concentrations in the river negative
effects impose on the watering system and the utilisation of
this water. Likely higher precipitation accompanied with a
shifting yearly distribution as consequences of climate change
ask for the adaptation of the existing drainage system. A
feasibility study will investigate the challenges of climate
change to water management, coastal protection and agricultural
use of the area: How can the efficiency of the drainage system
be increased taking into account the consequences of climate
change? What are the options of combining the issues of
increased probability of intense precipitatio