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Welcome to the FORECASTER web-based tool! This is a knowledge and information system relating hydromorphology and ecology of European rivers. The system presents a compilation of case studies describing the output from restoration and rehabilitation projects and is intended to help practitioners by presenting experiences about success or failure of the application of different measures.

The system has been developed as part of the project FORECASTER funded by the IWRM-Net and Delft Cluster and thanks to the information provided by scientists, water managers, and water authorities across Europe.

The system is set up as a Geo-wiki. Case studies are presented in a Google map which allows users to select projects according to their geographical location. In addition, a filter option is available to select case studies according to pressures addressed, measures implemented, observed effects on the physical environment (using Hydromorphological quality elements, HYMOQE's), and observed effects on biota (using Biological Quality elements, BQE's). Each case study has an associated wiki page containing maps and additional information about the project site and the outcome of the implementation of the project.

The system also contains wiki pages with general descriptions and background information about:

European River Typologies
Hydromorphological Pressures
Restoration and rehabilitation Measures
Biological Quality Elements BQE
Hydromorphological Quality Elements HYMOQE.

You can also contribute by adding relevant knowledge to the wiki pages and/or providing information for new case studies. The wiki pages are open to the general public, users only need to register by creating a login account (see the link at the top right corner of this page). Information for new case studies can be sent to any of the partners of FORECASTER (Contact information) to be reviewed and included in the Database.

The information presented in these pages has been compiled from many different sources. The information is available for use with due acknowledgement of the original source.

How to add information to the system

Guidelines Forecaster GeoWIKI on adding Case studies to the WIKI

DOWNLOAD Media:Manual_FORECASTER_web_tool.pdf

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FORECASTER consortium

Hull International Fisheries Institute	IGB in Forschungsverbund Berlin e. V.	Universidad Politecnica de Madrid (UPM)
DELTARES, The Netherlands	CEMAGREF, France	Danube Delta National Institute for Research and Development