b'29RiskAquaSoil - Comprehensive management plan for risks in soil and in water to improve the resilience of the Atlantic rural areas to climate changeMellet S1, Doherty E1, OHora D2 and Ryan M3 on Behalf of the RiskAquaSoil Project1National University of Ireland, Galway, Whitaker Institute2National University of Ireland, Galway, School of Psychology3Rural Economy and Development Centre, TeagascThe Atlantic Area presents high exposure to climate change. Increased intensity and frequency of storms, drought and flooding, altered hydrological cycles and precipitation variability haveimplications for the agriculture sector. There are huge uncertainties in the way climate change will affect agricultural and food systems. The purpose of this presentation is to present anoverview of the RISKAQUASOIL project. RiskAquaSoil aims to develop a comprehensivemanagement plan for risks in soil and in water to improve the resilience of the Atlantic ruralareas. Through transnational cooperation, the project partners will combat the adverse effectsof the climate change, especially on agricultural lands. This integral plan will entail threestages linked to the three specific objectives: (i) early warning and diagnosis: testing newlow-cost remote techniques to measure and forecast the local impact of different meteoro-logical phenomena. These techniques will provide accurate data that will result in a better early detection system in rural areas. Diagnosis activity will be enlarged with climate scenarios and forecasts and the improvement of climate information services to farmers; (ii) implementation and adaptation: developing several pilot actions in agricultural lands that will permit a better soil and water management taking in to account the risks associated to climate change;(iii) capacity building and dissemination: training and commitment of local communities and farmers for an increasing capacity building, information and cooperation in risk management and damage compensation systems. The project will contribute to a better coordination for thedetection, risk management and rehabilitation for rural territories (maritime and terrestrial ar-eas), especially for agricultural purposes, mainly associated to climate change and naturalhazards but also to human pressure. ** This research is part of the RiskAquaoil Project co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (FEDER) through the cooperation programme Interreg Atlantic Area, with reference EAPA272/201673'