The main goal was to develop a European educational framework to enhance the understanding and classification of TRs, contributing to climate change adaptation strategies. Specific objectives included: - Identifying best practices for the identification, categorization, and management of TRs, as existing tools were insufficient or designed for perennial rivers. - Designing and developing dedicated educational activities and training materials focused on TRs. - Creating new, open-access, easy-to-use IT tools based on satellite imagery for the identification and categorisation of TRs. - Building an open-access GIS repository to map TRs over space and time and quantify flow intermittency dynamics across river networks.
The consortium – led by Politecnico di Torino with partners from Greece and Spain – applied to address concrete educational and methodological gaps for Temporary Rivers (TRs). Although widespread in Europe, TRs were underrepresented in higher education, and scientific tools were insufficient or tailored for perennial rivers. The project was designed to meet the following needs: - The lack of structured and harmonised educational content on TRs and flow intermittency in university curricula and water management training. - The need for shared methodologies and reference frameworks to support the identification, classification, and management of TRs across different European contexts. - The absence of accessible digital and remote-sensing-based tools that could be used both for teaching and applied water management. - The demand for open-access resources to support knowledge exchange, capacity building, and awareness on TRs in the context of climate change and water scarcity.