ACQUAOUNT
Adapting to Climate change by Quantifying optimal Allocation of Resources and Socio-Economic inTerlinkages
Who we are
ACQUAOUNT is an EU-funded PRIMA project developing cutting-edge digital tools to enhance Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) across Mediterranean regions. By combining Internet of Things (IoT) sensors, advanced
modelling, and climate services, ACQUAOUNT empowers both farmers and water managers to make informed, adaptive, and sustainable decisions.
Project Rationale
ACQUAOUNT is driven by the urgent need to address escalating water scarcity, especially in Mediterranean agricultural areas. The project harnesses digitalisation to improve water productivity and support IWRM, through the deployment of an innovative Web of Things (WoT) platform. This integrates real-time IoT data with modelling and climate services, enabling both daily decision-making and long-term strategic planning at the farm and river basin levels.
What We Aim to Achieve
ACQUAOUNT promotes a shift from reactive to predictive and adaptive water management, both at the individual decision-making (farm) level, as well as at the basin-scale management level. Through real-time data collection covering soil moisture, irrigation volumes, and integrating climate forecasts ACQUAOUNT facilitates dynamic water accounting, optimising resource use and bolstering climate
resilience.
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Acquaount Tools
Web of Things (WoT) Platform
The central infrastructure integrating real-time data from IoT sensors with external data sources. Offers real-time irrigation advice, water demand projections, and climate impact simulations through user-friendly dashboards
Internet of Things (IoT) Sensor Network
A network of low-cost wireless sensors deployed across four Mediterranean pilot sites, measuring Soil moisture, Water use and Irrigation activity.
System Dynamic Modelling (SDM)
Simulates complex interactions between water, climate, and socio-economic systems, supporting both real-time operational decisions and long-term strategic planning.
Decision Support Tool (DST)
An offline tool for planners and policy-makers, enabling climate adaptation strategy development and policy analysis through scenario-based modelling.
Climate Services
Incorporate Copernicus Climate Change Services (C3S) data for short-, medium-, and long-term projections. Climate services are co-designed to address local needs.
Cost-Benefit Analysis and Business Models
Tailored CBAs and business models assess the economic, social, and environmental benefits of ACQUAOUNT’s solutions, supporting long-term adoption and scalability.
Capacity Building and Living Labs
Interactive Living Labs engage stakeholders in co-design, testing, and implementation of ACQUAOUNT tools, strengthening local expertise and fostering innovation.
Stakeholder Engagement
ACQUAOUNT embeds a Living Labs methodology to ensure tools are co-created with users, adapting to local conditions and challenges. Stakeholder groups include farmers, water authorities, ICT SMEs, and decision-makers, engaged through focus group meetings, workshops, and hands-on training.
