Increased population growth and unprecedented economic development, combined with climate change, are putting pressure on the world's water supply. In order to plan for future sustainability, there is a need to better understand the links between surface water and groundwater.

Tech Futures develops scientific and technological solutions for emerging issues, which integrates surface water and groundwater resources while taking into account ecology, land use and socio-economics.

Why Tech Futures cares:

• National and global water scarcity - with decreasing availability of surface and groundwater there is a need to develop innovative methods to enhance availability of water.
• Tools and models - in order to minimize water quality problems, policymakers and managers require appropriate tools and models to determine optimum water and land use practices.
• Water use - there are growing concerns and needs to increase water use efficiency.
• Scientific knowledge - there is a need to develop innovative science-based solutions that focus on the identification and remediation of land and water contamination that are associated with agriculture, industry and urban land uses.
• Greenhouse gas issues - further research is required to better understand carbon sources, transport processes and sinks in the landscape and its potential impact on water. 
   

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