AQP-2
Assessment of Climate Risks
and Vulnerability of the AQP System
Goals
The objective of the activity, part of a collaboration initiated in November 2021 between CMCC and AQP and operationally started in January 2022, was the development of a series of quantitative analyses aimed at studying the impact of climate change on water infrastructures identified by Acquedotto Pugliese S.p.A., including wells, reservoirs, and springs in the Apulia region.
Carried out activities
The activity primarily focused on studying climate change scenarios through an ensemble of climate and hydrological models according to the three Representative Concentration Pathways RCP2.6, 4.5, and 8.5 at the scale of the hydrographic district of the Southern Apennines and Puglia. This involved analyzing a set of considered hazards and their related climatic indicators with a temporal horizon of 1981-2010 (reference period) and future values for 2021-2050.
Subsequently, this climate study was used for detailed analyses related to flow analysis and the implications on water resource unavailability. It also examined expected variations in hydrological drought regimes and their implications on water resource unavailability, anticipated changes in extreme flows and the associated risk of sedimentation in reservoirs, variations in extreme rainfall, soil erosion, and the risk of reservoir siltation.
The project’s results were communicated through data, graphics, a summary report, and five technical notes.
Dataclime functionalities
Through the Dataclime platform, registered users are provided with the opportunity to download maps and time series of climate hazard indicators for both observed climate and expected anomalies in the future. This includes high-resolution climate projections developed by CMCC as well as those made available through other programs and projects.