This deliverable was produced at the start of the OPTAIN project to identify and analyze stakeholders involved in the 14 case studies across Europe. The aim is to ensure active engagement of local, regional, and national actors throughout the...

This deliverable documents the organization and outcomes of two digital workshops held at the start of the OPTAIN project. The main goal was to guide case study leaders in establishing and nurturing Multi-Actor Reference Groups (MARG) in each of...

This OPTAIN deliverable D1.3: “Report on actor involvement, MARG activities and experiences” is an output of OPTAIN’s Work Package (WP) 1: Case studies and harmonised multi-actor approach. It complements two other reports on stakeholder...

This deliverable presents a comprehensive catalogue of Natural Small Water Retention Measures (NSWRM) identified and prioritized across the 14 OPTAIN case studies in Europe. Its main objective is to provide accessible, qualitative and...

This deliverable presents the process and results of developing a set of tailored environmental and socio-economic performance indicators (EPIs and SPIs) for evaluating Natural/Small Water Retention Measures (NSWRMs) in the OPTAIN project’s case...

The deliverable D2.3 of the OPTAIN project introduces a framework and scale specific guidelines for the parameterization of Natural/Small Water Retention Measures (NSWRM) in modelling approaches. More specifically, it provides a detailed...

This deliverable provides bias-corrected regional climate model (RCM) simulation data for all OPTAIN case studies, serving as a crucial input for the project’s integrated modelling approaches. The main objective is to ensure that all case studies...

An important aim of the OPTAIN project is to derive missing information on necessary model input variables in a harmonized way to allow for a sound cross-case study assessment of NSWRM effectiveness. Therefore, in this report we provide...

This deliverable describes the development and application of data pre-processing tools and routines within the OPTAIN project. The main objective is to harmonize and restructure diverse input datasets collected from 14 small agricultural...

The OPTAIN project aims to identify efficient measures for the retention and reuse of water and nutrients (NSWRM - Natural/Small Water Retention Measures) in small agricultural catchments based on empirical data and scale-adapted integrated...

The H2020 OPTAIN project involves both, catchment-, and field-scale modelling of the transport of water and nutrients. The catchment-scale modelling is performed at fourteen case study catchments across Europe using the SWAT+ model. It...

Within the OPTAIN project, the effects of Natural/Small Water Retention Measures (NSWRMs) on water regime, soil erosion and nutrient transport are evaluated at both catchment- and field-scales for present and future climate conditions. The goal...

The objective of this deliverable D4.4 is to provide an integrated, model-based assessment of the effectiveness of Natural/Small Water Retention Measures (NSWRMs) in 14 small agricultural catchments in Europe under current and projected climate...

The objective of this deliverable D5.1 is to enable catchment-scale modellers to perform a multi-objective optimisation of the allocation and combination of Natural/Small Water Retention Measures (NSWRMs) in their own case study (CS).
This...

Multi-objective optimisation is a powerful approach for generating a set of Pareto optimal design alternatives that decision-makers can evaluate in order to select the most-suitable configuration. In practice, however, selecting from a large...

We analysed standards for the common working environment (CWE) and established a platform for project partners' harmonised reporting of project outputs. The results of OPTAINs work packages addressing specific issues of the project (actor...

The overall aim of OPTAINs deliverable D6.2 is to derive general and specific recommendations for policy and legislative implementation at different levels to support the future harmonisation of water and agriculture policy, and better balance...

HIGHLIGHTS
- Local stakeholder involvement increases the relevance, accuracy, and legitimacy of NSWRM modelling.
- Standardised NSWRM documentation in WOCAT enhances knowledge sharing and cross-case comparison.
- Reliable NSWRM...

Work package 7 “Dissemination, communication and Learning Environment” of the OPTAIN project has the objective to effectively promote and disseminate OPTAINs research using a variety of media and methods as appropriate for different actors and...

This deliverable presents the Communication and Dissemination Strategy (CDS) for the
OPTAIN project. The document has been updated several times during the project and
this version represents the September 2024 update. The CDS is...

A training event for project partners on knowledge transfer and dissemination was planned to be organized in connection with the 1st plenary meeting in order to:
 present and discuss the Communication and Dissemination Strategy and its...

The Learning Environment (LE) is an online platform that is being developed to help building capacity and disseminate OPTAIN methodologies and results and to convey the knowledge co-created by OPTAIN consortium towards NSWRM stakeholders and...

The ‘training analysis’ aims at identifying the needs and capacity of relevant target groups for tailoring the OPTAIN Learning Environment (LE) to their potential users’ requirements.
The training analysis is an on-going and evolving...