Sustainable management of streams through nature-based solutions

Joint Event on 16^th World Bioenergy Congress and Expo & 8^th International Conference on Pollution Control & Sustainable

April 27 | 2021 WEBINAR

Valasia Iakovoglou

International Hellenic University (IHU), Greece

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Pollut

Abstract :

Nature-based solutions (NBS) derive from mimicking nature’s ways to substantially manage ecosystems in a cost-efficient way while providing environmental, economic and social benefits. The presented study is targeting the Black Sea area and is aiming in reducing pollutants that originate from the streams and rivers and end in the closed “Black Sea”. Emphasis is given to nonpoint source pollutants that cause eutrophication in closed seas such as the Black Sea. Runoff plots and gerlach traps will estimate surface erosion at the plot scale. Indices developed in a GIS environment based on satellite images will identify the most vulnerable areas to erosion at the watershed scale. For stream bank erosion, traditional (e.g. erosion pins, cross-section surveys) and innovative methods (e.g. laser scanning) will be used at the local scale along with the GIS Stream Bank Erosion Index that utilizes satellite images at the watershed scale. Overall, the surface and stream bank erosion methods applied at the local and watershed scale will provide estimates of their potential contributions of nonpoint source pollutant to the Black Sea. Acknowledgement: This project has been funded with support from the European Commission through the Black Sea Basin Programme 2014-2020. This publication reflects the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Biography :

Valasia Iakovoglou is a PhD Researcher, with Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Institute of Technology, Dept. of Forestry and Natural Environment Management, Drama, Greece