Project: Prise en compte des structures spatiales et connectivités pour la gestion des ressources en eau dans les agrosystèmes méditerranéens
| Acronym | ALTOS |
| Duration | 01/02/2020 - 31/01/2023 |
| Project Topic | The ALTOS project aims to improve water management models for rainfed and irrigated agriculture, by considering the modulation of spatial structures and connectivities induced by hydro-agricultural infrastructures and practices (e.g., modulating regional land use to drive upstream / downstream water repartition). Four study sites are considered for integrated analysis in Morocco, Lebanon and Tunisia; and two study sites are considered for methodological develoSMEnts in Spain and Italy. WP1 deals with monitoring and modelling tools for characterizing spatial structures. It includes the use of innovative sensors for structure observations, and of innovative methods for data processing. WP2 addresses innovative monitoring tools for characterizing processes induced by spatial structures (.e.g, water flows). It includes several protocols relying on complementary measurements. WP3 addresses innovative modelling for simulating individual (e.g., evapotranspiration) and combined (e.g., hydrological cycle) processes. It includes multi-objectives / multi-criteria calibration procedures relying on distributed / nested measurements. WP4 simulates matter fluxes and storages for possible structure modulations, to next conduct an integrated analysis with end-users on the basis of participative seminars. It also cross-analyses irrigated and rainfed agrosystems, by addressing vulnerabilities and adaptation margins. WP5 deals with (1) the sharing of data and methods within the ALTOS consortium, and (2) the results dissemination and exploitation. For this latter item, we rely on long-term collaborations with several stakeholders (farmer associations, resource managers, engineering offices). Expected outcomes are related to SDG #2 (sustainable agriculture), #6 (water supply services), and #12 (responsible consumption and production). ALTOS contributes to PRIMA outcome indicators, including (1) newly modelling routines, (2) new irrigation technologies, and (3) innovative farming system. |
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| Network | PRIMA |
| Call | Section 2 Call 2018 - Multi-topic |
Project partner
| Number | Name | Role | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soil-Agrosystem-Hydrosystem Interactions Study Laboratory | Coordinator | France |
| 2 | Center for Space Studies of the Biosphere | Partner | France |
| 3 | Department of Civil, Environmental and Architecture Engineering, University of Cagliari | Partner | Italy |
| 4 | National Council for Scientific Research - Lebanon | Partner | Lebanon |
| 5 | Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute | Partner | Lebanon |
| 6 | Cadi Ayyad University | Partner | Morocco |
| 7 | Institute of Agricultural Research and Technology | Partner | Spain |
| 8 | Institut National Agronomique de Tunisia | Partner | Tunisia |
| 9 | National Institute for Research in Rural Water and Forest Engineering | Partner | Tunisia |
| 10 | Higher School of Communications of Tunis | Partner | Tunisia |
| 11 | Water Research and Technology Center | Partner | Tunisia |