THE POTENTIAL MEASURES FOR REDUCINGTHE DROUGHT EFFECTS IN DANUBE FLOODPLAIN,ON SADOVA-CORABIA SECTOR

Abstract

Changes occurring at the global and regional level as a result of climate change generate a series of problems with a significant negative impact on local communities, on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, on the local economy and on the entire society. The medium and long-term effects of these phenomena are difficult to quantify and evaluate, but scientific research can bring innovative, realistic and pragmatic solutions, with the aim of reducing the main negative effects in an important area affected by the extreme events, such as drought, aridization, desertification, flash floods, all in the context of the climate change. The present paper is focused on the aspects related to the water management in drought affected areas of the Danube Valley, taking in to account a study case placed in the Sadova-Corabia sector, a riverside sector of the Danube River, which includ an important part of Dăbuleni area, considered the "pole of desertification" in Oltenia region and even in Romania. As a novelty element, the paperwork brings to attention a holistic approach regarding the implementation of the measures that respond equally to the requirements related to water management both the requirements of the Water Framework Directive 2000/60/EEC, but also to the Flood Directive 2007/60/EEC.