IsWINE

Quantifying how land management impacts water resources in vineyards

  • Project start: 15.08.2024
  • Project end: 14.08.2027
  • Principal Investigator: Itxaso Ruiz
  • Funder: Horizon Europe
  • Programme: Marie Slodowska Curie Actions
  • Call: 2023
  • Reference: Grant agreement ID: 101152621
  • Acronym: MSCA
  • Total budget: EUR 257,235.36
  • Percentage funded: 100%.
  • Partners: NEIKER, University of Auckland, Universitat de Barcelona

General objective:

IsWINE aims to quantify the effect of land management practices on the water buffer in vineyards, providing valuable information on adaptation to climate change.

Specific objectives:

  • Measure the depth of water uptake.
  • Qquantify water use efficiency under different management practices.
  • Based on the results, define adaptive management strategies to improve vineyard sustainability.