Objective
SIRRIMED project will address issues related to sustainable use of water in Mediterranean irrigated agricultural systems, with the overall aim of optimizing irrigation water use. The approach proposed in SIRRIMED for reaching this goal will be based in an Integrated Water Irrigation Management (IWIM) where the improving water use efficiency will be considered at farm, irrigation district and watershed scales. This strategy implies the innovation of more efficient irrigation techniques improving water productivity that permit savings in water consumption. SIRRIMED will consider the development, test and validation of new deficit irrigation strategies, the sustainable use of poor quality waters and the improvement of precise irrigation scheduling using plant sensors. These new techniques will be integrated with suitable husbandry irrigation practices. At the district scale, efforts should be directed towards an integrated policy of water allocation which accounts for the characteristics and specificity of each farm, requiring the availabity of data bases and management tools (decision support systems) specifically designed to fulfil the objectives of maximizing water use efficiency. At the watershed scale, priority should be devoted to the assessment of new models of water governance, and the definition of strategies and policies aimed at promoting a more responsible use of irrigation water. Finally, SIRRIMED will establish a sound dissemination strategy for transfer of knowledge towards the end users, with a very important partipatory approach to facilitate an adequate involvement of stakeholders (farmers, association of irrigation users, water authorities and SMEs)
Fields of science
- social sciencessociologygovernance
- engineering and technologycivil engineeringwater engineeringirrigation
- social scienceseconomics and businesseconomicsproduction economicsproductivity
- engineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensors
- natural sciencesearth and related environmental scienceshydrologydrainage basins
Call for proposal
FP7-KBBE-2009-3
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Coordinator
28006 Madrid
Spain
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Participants (16)
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38500 Volos
30202 Cartagena
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40137 Bologna
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75007 Paris Cedex 07
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LA1 4YW Lancaster
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57001 Thermi Thessaloniki
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14005 Cordoba
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28850 San Fernando De Henares
28036 Madrid
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1081 HV Amsterdam
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11 Beirut
Beirut
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10101 Rabat
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80000 Agadir
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12311 Cairo
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1081 HV Amsterdam
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