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The aim of the action was to conduct a perception survey among the Maltese population. This included the undertaking of focus group discussions among water consumers to elicit participant discussion and gather perceptions and attitudes of a mapping exercise of the main stakeholder and water users in the Malta River Basin District. Another objective was to identify stakeholder concerns and potential stakeholder conflicts which would need to be addressed during the implementation of the LIFE IP and the 2nd RBMP.
The implementation of demonstration actions on Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) – DEMOSuDS is seen as an opportunity to apply a cost-effective, state-of-the-art technique for sustainable urban drainage and rural drainage measures and risk reduction and resilience in Malta.
The objective of this action is the design and deployment of three examples of SuDS, following a wider appraisal in order to assess their suitability to be introduced into the Maltese landscape, thereby setting the needed long-term planning and design guidance for the implementation of SuDS to be replicated according to different contexts and within a wider and more ambitious effort to promote green infrastructure and natural water retaining systems.
The purpose of Action D.2 is to carry out a comprehensive socio-economic assessment of the LIFE Integrated Project and the expected positive contribution that the implementation of the actions listed therein will have on the economy at a local, regional and national level. The Actions proposed under the LIFE Integrated Project are expected to generate improvements in water resource efficiency, climate change resilience mainly through adaptation measures and job creation opportunities in a number of economic sectors. The outcome of the LIFE Integrated Project shall contribute towards introducing new approaches and innovative demonstrative elements which can, directly or through the multiplier effect, have a number of positive impacts on the socio-economic development at the River Basin scale. The foreseen impacts are expected to occur immediately after the completion of the individual actions and will continue to positively contribute to the economy following the completion of the project.