SCIENCE FOR WATER MANAGEMENT SCIENCE FOR WATER MANAGEMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN IN THE MEDITERRANEAN VERSeau Développement é l Agropolis International 14 March, 2012 14 March, 2012
Association VERSeau ssociation Seau Développement Pierre CHEVALLIER, President Interfacing and f g facilitation through collaboration between collaboration between VERSeau’s objective is to research, industry and create synergies regarding public authorities public authorities the institutional, technical and legal aspects of water resources management
Activities of VERSeau Développement Coordination of the Quality Charter Hosting the Executive Office of for Sanitation Networks in Languedoc ‐ for Sanitation Networks in Languedoc International Water Resources International Water Resources Roussillon Association Quality Charter IWRA Development of and Missions Missions participation to participation to Coordination and Coordination and international projects promotion of scientific projects Expertise CIRCLE MED European Project Support to local and national public and CIRCLE 2 policy CLIMPARKS C Cooperation programmes with the ti ith th Conseil Général de l’Hérault Support to Global Competitiviness Cluster for Water
Latest publication Synthesis of CIRCLE ‐ MED project CIRCLE MED project results and recommendations to decision ‐ makers on different to decision makers on different aspects of water management issues in Mediterranean coastal Available online: Available online: areas under climate change www.circle ‐ med.net conditions.
Association VERSeau Association VERSeau Développement Développement Domaine de Lavalette 859, rue Jean ‐ François Breton 34093 Montpellier Cedex 5 France p +33 (0)4 67 61 04 00 verseau@verseaudeveloppement com verseau@verseaudeveloppement.com www.verseaudeveloppement.com
Agropolis International Agropolis International World centre for agriculture, food and environmental sciences www.agropolis.org Paul LUU, Director l i
A springboard for inter ‐ institutional exchange 5 •Montpellier 1,2 and 3, •Montpellier 1,2 and 3, Nîmes and Perpignan Nîmes and Perpignan universities •Montpellier SupAgro, •Montpellier SupAgro, p p p g p g , , 10 10 CIHEAM/IAM.M, CIHEAM/IAM.M, higher AgroParisTech/ENGREF, AgroParisTech/ENGREF, 28 higher educational ENSC.M, ESCAIA, ICRA, ISTOM, ENSC.M, ESCAIA, ICRA, ISTOM, institutes institutes Sup de Co, EMA, CODIGE Sup de Co, EMA, CODIGE Sup de Co EMA CODIGE Sup de Co EMA CODIGE education d i and research • National : BRGM, CEA, Irstea (ex • National : BRGM, CEA, Irstea (ex , , , , ( ( institutes are CEMAGREF), CIRAD, CNRS, CEMAGREF), CIRAD, CNRS, 13 research IFREMER, INRA, INSERM, IRD IFREMER, INRA, INSERM, IRD members of • International : Bioversity • International : Bioversity institutes International, CSIRO, EMBRAPA, International CSIRO EMBRAPA International, CSIRO, EMBRAPA, International CSIRO EMBRAPA Agropolis USDA USDA International
Pooled resources and expertise 3 agricultural 3 g centres, • Specialised research 5 university hubs: remote sensing, ubs: e ote se s g, campuses and water sciences, human sciences 3 research sites • Technology platforms: gy p Ecotron, MEDIMEER, Station aquacole de Palavas , genotyping ‐ sequencing ‐ cloning, phenotyping, l i g h t i g bioinformatics, 80 research Common high ‐ polyphenols, fractionation units, mainly units, mainly performance performance of plant material, p , environmental inter ‐ infrastructures technology… organizational • Collections, databases…
Comprehensive training opportunities 156 degree courses, professional and academic 156 degree courses, professional and academic Technicians, engineers, B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. 6 graduate schools Over 600 Ph.D. students Continuing education packages Short or long ‐ term (standard or customized) Training engineering
The highest concentration in Europe g p for research and training in Agriculture, Food, Biodiversity, Environment • 2 300 researchers and • 2,300 researchers and teachers • Over 5,000 students and O d d trainees � 10,000 people overall
An international platform open to Mediterranean and tropical regions Mediterranean and tropical regions French institutions specialized in international cooperation: Cirad, IRD, Montpellier SupAgro/IRC International institutions: CIHEAM ‐ IAMM, ICRA, Bioversity International Foreign laboratories (Australia, Brazil, USA) and international program representatives (CPWF) p g p ( ) Network integration: CGIAR, AgriNATURA, CILBA… New headquarters of the CGIAR Consortium
Open to stakeholders of economic and agricultural development agricultural development M Members of Agropolis International b f A li I t ti l Transfer and interface bodies: Transferts LR, ACTA, ACTIA Company representatives: LRIA CRCI VERSeau Développement Company representatives: LRIA, CRCI, VERSeau Développement Consultancy and company offices: BRL, IBMA, ITK, Cade… Collaboration with several competitiveness clusters Integration of competitiveness clusters and technology g f p gy parks in international networks
Roles, missions and ventures Coordination and organization of g f the regional scientific community Promotion of expertise worldwide Global support for regional innovation stakeholders isibilit visibility forum Management of partnerships facilitation f and collective projects d ll ti j t added value subsidiarity subsidiarity
Expertise of the regional scientific community in the field of water in the field of water Thierry RIEU, Director of AgroParisTech center of Montpellier y , g p
Expertise of the regional scientific community in the field of water in the field of water 18 research units involved 18 research units involved Gathering 800 scientists G th i g 800 i ti t Interacting with 10 international cooperation or valorisation structures Offering 43 educational programmes dealing p g g with water
Main research themes in the field of water The resource: identification, Conservation and Management of water functioning, mobilisation restoration of water quality resource and uses UMR ART ‐ Dev UMR ART Dev X X UMR EMMAH X X UMR ESPACE ‐ DEV X X UMR G EAU UMR G ‐ EAU X X X X X X UMR GM X UMR GRED X UMR HSM UMR HSM X X X X X X UMR IEM X UMR ITAP X X X UMR LAMETA UMR LAMETA X X UMR LISAH X X X UMR TETIS X X X UMS OREME X UPR GREEN X UPR EAU/NRE X X UPR LBE X UPR LGEI X X X US Analysis X
International cooperation International research centers or programs programs (CGIAR, CPWF, FRIEND UNESCO Program…) National and international scientific and professional associations and professional associations (IAHS, IWRA, ICID/AFEID, VERSeau Développement) pp ) Researchers from CIRAD and IRD posted overseas able to strengthen cooperation
Three research and education chairs Membrane sciences applied to the environment On water treatment by membrane processes ( (approved by UNESCO) ) Water for All Water for All Offering capacity building programmes for utility managers in the developing and emerging countries for utility managers in the developing and emerging countries (in partnership with Suez ‐ Environnement) Risks analyses of emerging contaminants in aquatic environments Focused on organic contaminants in water (in partnership with Veolia)
An innovative research dedicated to solutions for water management l ti f t t C Creation in 2010 of the “Water” competitiveness cluster ti i f th “W t ” titi l t including the Languedoc ‐ Roussillon, Midi ‐ Pyrénées and Provence ‐ Alpes ‐ Côte ‐ d’Azur regions P Al Côt d’A gi The Water cluster seeks to create value through innovative The “Water” cluster seeks to create value through innovative projects in the field of water use and management 4 strategic axes: Identification and use of water resources Concerted management and uses in contexts with high pressure on water resources C d d i i h hi h Reuse of water from all sources Institutional and societal approaches in terms of stakeholders and decisions Institutional and societal approaches in terms of stakeholders and decisions
Examples of Innovative projects ARENA project Integrated approach to analyze the vulnerability and adaptation capacities to Integrated approach to analyze the vulnerability and adaptation capacities to global changes of the « groundwater economy » in North Africa Approved by the Water Competitiveness Cluster Funded by ANR ECODREDGE – MED project Eco ‐ technologies for extraction and valorization of sediment in ports Eco technologies for extraction and valorization of sediment in ports Approved by the Water Competitiveness Cluster Funded by FUI HYDROGUARD project Autonomous equipment and technologies for the optimized management of the means of prevention of floods pollutions and marine submersion in LR the means of prevention of floods, pollutions and marine submersion in LR and PACA Approved by the Risk Competitiveness Cluster Funded by FUI
Facing global changes in the Mediterranean region: What will tomorrow’s water resources be like? Wh t ill t ’ t b lik ? RESCUE ‐ Med team Denis RUELLAND CNRS ‐ HydroSciences Montpellier CNRS H d S i M t lli denis.ruelland@um2.fr Marianne MILANO – Ph ‐ D student Plan Bleu – UM2 – HydroSciences Montpellier Montpellier marianne.milano@um2.fr
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