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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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as well as weather forecast data for
the irrigation advices system.
ITIA Research team - Collaborator
of IRMA project for the development
of the irrigation data and advices
system
is a research team of the National
Technical University of Athens,
working on the fields of hydrology,
hydrosystems
management,
hydroinformatics and hydroclimatic
stochastics.
The team consists of 20 members; the
scientific leader is Nikos Mamasis and
the former leader Professor Demetris
Koutsoyiannis.
ITIA collaborates with IRMA project for
the development of the irrigation data
and advices system.
Progress of WP6
Specialized research
actions
Most of the experimental work has
been completed and now all involved
partners are in the phase of writing the
relevant technical reports from which
research papers are expected to
result.
Other interesting stuff
Policy issues
During the first two weeks of March,
the European Commission will publish
a Communication on “The Water
Framework Directive and the Floods
Directive: Actions towards the ‘good
status’ of EU Water and to reduce
flood risks”.
Funding programs
According to EIP Water the
will
unlock public and private investments
of at least € 315 billion, addressing the
2030 climate and energy framework
and reducing barriers to knowledge
transfer and innovation.
Relevant Projects
Knowledge systems for farmers in
the EU
The project called Prospects for
Farmers’ Support: Advisory Services
in European AKIS (PRO-AKIS) has
recently compiled
an inventory of
European
Agricultural
Knowledge and
Information
Systems (AKIS)
and in particular
advisory
services.
It has produced a useful set of reports
and posters per EU country, as well as
a searchable database and online map
showing the many different systems
that EU farmers are involved in.