Abstract:
Land reclamation and improvement works
are a significant part of agricultural water management
and have influences spread in all components of landwater-climate-energy nexus. They provide important
ecosystem services including groundwater recharge,
flood retention, carbon sequestration, erosion control,
accumulation of soil organic matter, recycling of soil
nutrients, supporting diversity by providing habitats for
flora and fauna.
The growing concern for environment imposes the
necessity to identify nature-based approaches for
different land reclamation and improvement works.
Ecosystem services provided by land reclamation and
improvement works may represent a sustainable
solution in achieving the aimed objectives without
compromising the environmental aspects.
In this paper will be identified and discussed several
natural-based approaches used in land reclamation and
improvement works.
This paper is based on the outcomes results from the
bilateral project “Ecological solutions for reducing
hydro-meteorological risks and climate change
adaptation”, project carried out by “Research within
Priority Sectors” Program financed by EEA Grants.
