In February 2022, the final report "Integrated Management Concept for the Management of Water Volumes in the District of Nienburg/Weser" (Water Volume Management Concept, WMMK) was presented and published by the district of Nienburg

(https://www.lk-nienburg.de/politik-verwaltung/umwelt/integrales-wassermanagement/).

The project is now to be continued in a follow-up project.

In the previous project, with a focus on the topics of groundwater and water demand on the one hand and the management of surface waters and wetlands on the other, not only the current situation was analysed in close cooperation with the relevant stakeholders, but also potential changes were predicted and deficits, options for action and proposed measures were worked out. The parallel consideration of both the management of groundwater resources and surface waters and the inclusion of water-dependent ecosystems (especially peatlands and wetlands) contributes to a cross-resource, integral view of the overall system, which is necessary in view of the manifold expected effects of climate change on water management.

In February 2022, the final report "Integrated Management Concept for the Management of Water Volumes in the District of Nienburg/Weser" (Water Volume Management Concept, WMMK) was presented and published by the district of Nienburg (https://www.lk-nienburg.de/politik-verwaltung/umwelt/integrales-wassermanagement/). The project is now to be continued in a follow-up project.

In the previous project, with a focus on the topics of groundwater and water demand on the one hand and the management of surface waters and wetlands on the other, not only the current situation was analysed in close cooperation with the relevant stakeholders, but also potential changes were predicted and deficits, options for action and proposed measures were worked out. The parallel consideration of both the management of groundwater resources and surface waters and the inclusion of water-dependent ecosystems (especially peatlands and wetlands) contributes to a cross-resource, integral view of the overall system, which is necessary in view of the manifold expected effects of climate change on water management.

In the WMMK it became clear how important targeted monitoring as well as a suitable organizational and communication structure with defined information and decision-making channels are for the implementation of the WMMK. For this purpose, the concept of adaptive management was introduced and explained in detail in the WMMK. This concept for adaptive management is also referred to in the state-wide water supply concept for Lower Saxony (2022).