Project Partner

IRD – LISAH, France

Presentation​​​

LISAH-IRD (France) – Frederic Jacob (IRD)

The French National Research Institute for Sustainable Development ( IRD ) is an internationally recognised multidisciplinary organisation, working mainly in partnership with countries in the Global South and in the French overseas territories for nearly 80 years. As a contributor to the achievement of the international development agenda, the IRD aligns its priorities with the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Together, scientists and the Institute’s partners propose concrete solutions to the global challenges facing societies and the planet. This win-win relationship makes science and innovation major levers for development.The Institute operates under the joint authority of the ministry responsible for higher education and research as well as the ministry for european and foreign affairs.

Human Capacity​

Laboratoire d’étude des Interactions Sol, Agrosystème, Hydrosystème (Laboratory for the study of the interactions between Soil, Agrosystem and Hydrosystem).

  • Head : Jean-Stéphane Bailly and Fred Jacob.

  • Website : www.umr-lisah.fr

  • Permanent staff: Researchers, teachers, engineers, technicians.

  • Main research topic : Understanding the water, matter, and energy fluxes in cultivated rainfed landscapes.

People in AQUEDUCT

Permanent staff

Non-Permanent staff

Staff recruited via AQUEDUCT support

  • 1 PhD student supported (IRD)

  • 1 Computing Engineer (INRAE)

  • 1 Post-doctoral position (IRD)

Water and Agricultural Issues

  • Lowland (coastal plain): Large reservoirs, irrigated crops

  • Highlands (hilly landscape): Small reservoirs, rainfed crops

Current and future solutions for water scarcity adaptation:

  • Changes in cropping system

  • Using small reservoir water

  • Crop diversification (landscape)

  • Water restriction

  • Changes in irrigation practices

Field Study Overview​

Stakeholders

  • Farmers and farmers associations (GDA)

  • Local water and agricultural management authorities (CRDA)

  • Tunisian Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fishing