General
National Id
Malta_02
Site name
Gozo island
Light or indepth?
Light
NUTS Code
Malta
RBD code
MTMALTA
Transboundary
0
Data provider
Elia Desmot, OIEau
Source(s)
NWRM(s) implemented in the case study
Longitude
14.243500
Latitude
36.054459
Site information
Climate zone
warm temperate dry
Mean rainfall
600
Mean rainfall unit
mm/year
Average temperature
18
Type
Case Study Info
Monitoring maintenance
Monitoring impacts effects
0
Performance
Performance impact estimation method
Laboratory
Design & implementations
Application scale
Building
Performance timescale
Immediate
Constraints
The socio-economic costs of a lack of water sources is already bearing on the domestic, industrial,
agriculture and tourism sectors of the economy.
agriculture and tourism sectors of the economy.
Favourable preconditions
In view of this, domestic rainwater harvesting would be a means of obtaining a secure
freshwater supply
freshwater supply
Design contractual arrangement
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Design consultation activity
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Design land use change
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Lessons, risks, implications...
Success factor(s)
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Financing
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Driver
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Financing share
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Policy, general governance and design targets
Policy description
The Maltese Islands have limited freshwater resources and depend heavily on desalination. There is a need to secure water availability and facilitate sustainable development.
Policy target
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Increase Water Storage
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Runoff control
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Oher Societal Benefits
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Policy pressure
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Policy area
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Policy impact
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Policy wider plan
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Policy requirement directive
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Socio-economic
Ecosystem improved biodiversity
0
Information on Ecosystem improved biodiversity
No biodiversity involved
Ecosystem provisioning services
1
Information on Ecosystem provisioning services
Improved access to water, increased water storage
Ecosystem impact climate regulation
No specific impact
Information on Ecosystem impact climate regulation
No specific action on water cycle
Biophysical impacts
Water quality overall improvements
N/A info
Information on Water quality overall improvements
Only water quantity is impacted
Soil quality overall soil improvements
N/A info
Information on Soil quality overall soil improvements
No soil involved