Rizzoli et al. (2026) Water Resource Management in Wetland: Developing a Predictive Model for Climate Resilience in the Pantanello Natural Park, Italy

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Identification

• Journal: Water
• Year: 2026
• Date: 2026-02-25
• Authors: Angelica Rizzoli, Sergio Cappucci, Massimo Amodio, Claudio Alimonti
• DOI: 10.3390/w18050542

Research Groups

Not explicitly mentioned in the provided text. The study focuses on the Pantanello Natural Park (Pontine territory, Central Italy) and its rewetting project.

Short Summary

This paper describes a hydrological model for the Pantanello Natural Park to identify effective water-resource management strategies. The model demonstrates that a targeted water supply of 0.01 m³/s from April to September significantly reduces dry conditions in the wetland system from 53% to 10%.

Objective

• To implement and describe a hydrological model for the Pantanello Natural Park to identify the conditions necessary for effective water-resource management, ensuring the long-term success of rewetting interventions and the ecosystem services they support, particularly in response to recent water crises.

Study Configuration

• Spatial Scale: Pantanello Natural Park, Pontine territory, Central Italy, encompassing five para-natural basins at the foot of the Lepini Mountains.
• Temporal Scale: Monthly meteorological and climatic data from 2010 to 2020 were used for model implementation and analysis. The proposed water supply intervention is from April to September.

Methodology and Data

• Models used: A hydrological model was implemented. No specific model name (e.g., ISBA, mHM) is provided.
• Data sources:
  • Plan project data and information.
  • High-resolution topographic data (Lidar).
  • Monthly meteorological and climatic data (2010-2020).

Main Results

• Without any external water supply, the hydrological model indicates that the system experiences dry conditions in 53% of cases.
• Implementing a targeted external water supply of 0.01 m³/s (10 L/s) during the critical period from April to September reduces the proportion of dry cases to 10%.
• This highlights the substantial benefits of proactive and targeted water supply management for maintaining the rewetting project's success and supporting ecosystem services.

Contributions

• Development and application of a site-specific hydrological model for the Pantanello Natural Park, addressing water resource management challenges in a rewetting project.
• Quantification of the impact of water scarcity on a para-natural wetland system in Central Italy.
• Demonstration of the significant positive effect of targeted water supply interventions on mitigating dry conditions and enhancing the resilience of rewetting ecosystems.

Funding

Not explicitly mentioned in the provided text.

Citation

@article{Rizzoli2026Water,
  author = {Rizzoli, Angelica and Cappucci, Sergio and Amodio, Massimo and Alimonti, Claudio},
  title = {Water Resource Management in Wetland: Developing a Predictive Model for Climate Resilience in the Pantanello Natural Park, Italy},
  journal = {Water},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.3390/w18050542},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.3390/w18050542}
}