International Conference ‘Water Saving in Mediterranean Agriculture and Future Research Needs’

International Conference ‘Water Saving in Mediterranean Agriculture and Future Research Needs’

Centro Internacional de Estudios Superiores Mediterráneos sobre Agronomía - Instituto Agronómico Mediterráneo de Bari (CIHEAM-IAMB), Italia

Wed, 14/02/2007 / Sat, 17/02/2007

This conference aims to bring together all relevant local and regional key-actors and scientists in order to discuss and identify the priorities in research to support national and regional strategies on water saving in the Mediterranean region.
The Conference will include the following thematic sessions:
• water use efficiency and water productivity
• irrigation systems performance and management
• use of non-conventional water resources in irrigated agriculture
• innovative approaches and tools for water saving
• socio-economic and environmental aspects of sustainable water management
• institutional and policy dimensions of water saving
• integrated strategies for water saving in Mediterranean region
• Euro-Mediterranean cooperation: building up common water saving policies, strategies and priorities.

Centro Internacional de Estudios Superiores Mediterráneos sobre Agronomía - Instituto Agronómico Mediterráneo de Bari (CIHEAM-IAMB), Italia
(Valenzano, Italia)
Mrs. Alessandra Scardigno
wasamed@iamb.it