The Mediterranean basin is characterised by a strong heterogeneity of cultures, economies and societies which often implied problematic interactions. It is one of the areas where water resource scarcity and conflicts between different water users are more dramatic. The need and relevance for sustainable integrated water management strategies is therefore clear. The great theoretical potential of Dss tools for helping policy makers to bring the principles of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) into practice for managing socio-political conflicts over competing demands for water uses in different environmental situations seems to be not yet exploited. Various evidences suggest that their potential is often not exploited for various reasons, as lack of communication between scientists and policy makers. A need for reorientation of science to support policy making and for the adoption of multi-sectoral and multi-disciplinary approaches integrating socio-economic and environmental considerations is evident. Nostrum-Dss will address this gap approaching the analysis of needs expressed by stakeholders belonging to the various Mediterranean countries, directly involved in the CA activities and by fostering mediation between policy objectives and scientific knowledge to create an enabling environment for a more equitable and efficient water resource management in the basin.

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