![[Translate to English:] Zwei Männer stehen in der Elbe und nehmen Proben. Im Hintergrund sieht man das Forschungsschiff ALBIS.](/assets/wasser/_processed_/d/0/csm_20230706_ALBIS-19-JPEG_3000px_4f24d90db2.jpg "[Translate to English:] Forschungsschiff \"ALBIS\" auf Probenahmefahrt auf der Elbe. UFZ")
The Solution Lab SOLVE
For centuries, we have straightened rivers and drained floodplains and fields in order to drain water quickly. Now we must reverse this trend and redesign the landscape to retain water in the landscape.
Securing Terrestrial Water Cycles: the Helmholtz SOlution Lab Elbe RiVEr Basin (SOLVE)
A central element of the initiative are three so-called Solution Labs, in which concrete, practical solutions are developed. The SOLVE Solution Lab focuses on integrated strategies for entire catchment areas, using the Elbe River as an example. Previously fragmented data and measures are brought together with the aim of developing practical and applicable solutions at the level of water catchment areas that contribute to the protection of people and the environment through the systematic optimisation of water management. In addition to concrete measures designed to retain water in the landscape, the Water Action Hub establishes a forum for dialogue in which stakeholders and scientists can exchange ideas on the topic of water area management in the long term.
