A new issue of the IAHR magazine “Hydrolink” (the journal of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research) focusing on lakes has recently been published by our SARLAKES researchers. The article, titled “Reframing Water Management from the Lake’s Perspective: Lessons Learnt on Lake Garda“ delves into the critical role lakes play in water management and their broader ecological and environmental impacts.
Lakes, such as Lake Garda, disrupt the continuity of catchments by decoupling the upstream and downstream fluxes of water quantity and quality. They act as complex systems where physical, geochemical, ecological processes, and human activities intertwine—often obscured by the lakes’ extended residence times. These dynamics make lakes both a significant challenge for sustainable water resource management and a rich area for innovative research in engineering.
In this article, our SARLAKES team, in collaboration with researchers of the newly established Physical Limnology Laboratory at the University of Trento, provide an overview of the lessons learned from the work done on Lake Garda and underscores the importance of rethinking traditional approaches to water management from the perspective of lakes themselves.
We are proud to contribute to the global conversation on sustainable water management and invite you to read the full article on Hydrolink to learn more about our findings and their implications for future water management strategies.
To download the complete paper and for addition info, please visit IAHR page at: https://www.iahr.org/library/infor?pid=30343
