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European Territorial Cooperation Programmes (ETCP), GREECE-ITALY 2007-2013
Efficient Irrigation Management Tools for Agricultural Cultivations and Urban Landscapes
IRMA -
Subsidy Contract No: I3.11.06
LP-TEIEP | P2-AEPDE | P3-INEA | P4-ISPA/CNR | P5-ROP | P6-ROEDM
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Progress of WP1
Management &
Coordination
The second modification request has
finalized and will be submitted to the
JTS at about December 20th. All
partners agreed to ask for an
extension of IRMA duration up to
September 2015.
One picture, a thousand words, say in
Greece. Having this in mind, the
following diagram of IRMA project
structure was developed.
Progress of WP2
Information & Publicity
IRLA2014
IRLA2014 was held at Patras / Greece
from 26 to 28 November 2014. The
event was considered to be probably
the biggest of this ETCP GR-IT period,
as more than 700 persons were
subscribed and attended its sessions.
The Greek government expressed its
interest for the issues that IRLA2014
was concerned and was represented
by the general secretary of the Greek
Ministry of Agricultural Development
and Food Mr. Moschos Korasides.
The basic outcomes of IRLA2014 can
be summarized in the following:
Irrigation and drainage have
changed the route of human
history. Irrigation systems,
transformation of swamps and
arid (even desert) land to
cultivated land through land
reclamation
projects
contributed to the agricultural
revolution. In many cases (and
an excellent example, that was
presented in the symposium, is
the case of Lasithi plateau in
Greece),
irrigation
and
drainage characterize the
landscape. Moreover, irrigation
systems have made urban
environments more hospitable
and allowed for parks and
leisure setups to provide
convenient
and
pleasant
places for athletic activities,
vacations etc.
On the other hand, surface
water bodies drainage or route
change, big constructions like