The IDES project proposes to build, in consultation with the actors of the oasis of Jemna, a response to the challenge of a sustainable management taking into account three goals:…
© Photo : Small irrigation basins - Rahim Ouedraogo (Cirad) The project aims to co-construct irrigation solutions with the main actors of small-scale irrigation sector in Burkina Faso,…
© Photo : Irrigated tomato crop - Claire SERRA-WITTLING (INRAE) ACTIS COMPUTER plans to offer home gardeners an innovative information technology (IT) solution to schedule irrigation with only little information needed.…
© Photo : Experimental platform - B. Molle, INRAE Food security and water management in the Mediterranean Region are challenged by reduced water availability due to climate change.…
The research project GOETHE "Governing Mediterranean coastal basins to better fight against the eutrophication of lagoons and initiate their ecological restoration" is an interdisciplinary project that brings together researchers from…
The main objective of HubIS is to favour the emergence, evaluate and boost innovations aiming at reducing the performance gap and thus improve the sustainability of irrigation systems in the…
Billions of people around the world rely for their everyday existence on groundwater. Its invisibility, however, makes groundwater notoriously difficult to govern, also complicating efforts to avoid depletion or pollution.
Agriculture has both positive and negative impacts on the environment, such as the contamination of water by pesticides. The relationship between agricultural practices and environmental impacts are complex. Identifying…
The water quality degradation of the Franche-Comté karstic rivers for several decades has resulted in particular in an excess of nutrients. The overall objective of this project is…
There is no translation available.Le changement climatique va accroitre les tensions autour des usages de l’eau. Il oblige à développer une gestion éco-efficiente de l’eau et l’accès à de nouvelles…
The forms of appropriation and distribution of water reveal the relationships between people, society and environment. By studying specific aspects of the water resource, its uses and misuses, we seek…
The NEWAVE project aims to point the way forward in the global debate about water governance. It does so by developing research and training for a new generation of future…
There is no translation available. Le projet propose de mettre en œuvre une démarche interdisciplinaire croisant la socio-anthropologie, la modélisation hydrologique spatialisée et des méthodes de concertation territoriale afin de…
COSTEA Cambodia - Understanding and Managing the Cambodian Floodplains, the Preks of Kandal Province
This projects aims at understanding the coupled socio-hydro dynamics at play in a specific area of the Upper Mekong delta, “the prek area” in the Kandal province of Cambodia.
© Photo : C. Leduc, IRD Monsoon rains have always been central to the life-system of the Indian population, with past societies developing multiple strategies to manage water resources and…
The purpose of this project is to better assess the volumes of water that can be withdrawn from the different layers of the aquifer, today and in the future, taking…
There is no translation available.MAD4WATER : DevelopMent AnD application of integrated technological and management solutions FOR wasteWATER treatment and efficient reuse in agriculture tailored to the needs of Mediterranean African…
There is no translation available. © D. martin, IRD : Parc naturel en bordure du Fleuve Sénégal Engager une démarche sociohydrologique pour produire des savoirs « alternatifs » sur les eaux du…
One of the main constraints for implementing groundwater management is access to information on the water resource and on its use, and the dissemination of this information. The eGroundwater project…
The flood plain of Gharb in Northwest Morocco, subject to droughts, floods and saline intrusions, started its agricultural development in 1920 with the construction of irrigation and drainage networks. However,…
