The University’s International Centre for Ecohydraulics Research (ICER) is proud to launch the EC Horizon 2020 AMBER project today (Wednesday 30 November).
AMBER is a €6.2m multi-disciplinary research project that will deliver the first comprehensive atlas of river barriers (such as dams, weirs and culverts) across Europe, and will apply adaptive barrier management to reconnect the continent’s rivers.
To mark the launch, the ICER team has produced a video to provide further insight into the project’s aims and projected outcomes:
Professor Paul Kemp, Dr Jim Kerr and Dr Andrew Vowles, scientists at ICER, will lead a work package researching the benefits and trade-offs of adaptive barrier management for restoring stream connectivity in collaboration with 20 partners from 11 countries.
AMBER will combine citizen science and cutting-edge advances in environmental DNA, use of drones, and valuation of ecosystem services, to map the distribution of barriers and assess their effects on freshwater organisms. The project will work with hydroelectric companies, water providers, NGOs, anglers and local authorities to restore river connectivity in a way that maximizes the benefits of water use, but reduces environmental impacts.
