Rainwater Infiltration and Groundwater Resilience: Insights from MARGIN at IFAT Munich 2026
Project: MARGIN
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05 May 2026 09:30 - 05 May 2026 10:30
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During IFAT Munich, the MARGIN project was presented as part of the 22nd EWA International Symposium: Advancing the Water Resilience Strategy – Efficiency, Innovation & Recovery, organised by the European Water Association. The presentation took place in Session 1: Stormwater Management, where Cristina Astudillo delivered a talk on "Rainwater Infiltration and its Relevance for Groundwater in Cities."


Cristina Astudillo is a Civil Engineer and PhD Researcher at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), specialising in stormwater management, groundwater resilience, and sustainable urban planning. Her work within the EU-funded MARGIN Project focuses on understanding how climate change and urbanisation affect groundwater systems and translating this knowledge into practical strategies for cities.



The presentation focused on the role of rainwater infiltration in supporting urban groundwater systems, using Munich as a case study within the MARGIN project. It highlighted a key gap in current stormwater management: while nature-based solutions are widely implemented, there is no city-wide method to quantify how much water actually infiltrates and contributes to groundwater recharge. To address this, the research combined governance analysis with hydrological modelling, proposing a simplified and transferable method calibrated against a detailed model.
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