Conference // "Water, Environment and Agriculture: Challenges for Sustainable Development"

The focus of the conference is to present and discuss the latest achievements in the field of sustainable use of natural resources at different scales and to promote a better development of agriculture in the future. The conference is organized by the CIGR (International Commission of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering) and CIHEAM — Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Bari.

Objectives and Programme Outline

-Water use performance and water productivity -Conservation agriculture and water saving -Sustainability of groundwater exploitation for agriculture -Decision support systems and modelling tools -Innovative data-acquisition and information and communication technologies -Irrigation technologies and management practices for environmental upgrading -Use of treated and low quality water in agriculture -Climate change: adaptation and mitigation -Drought risk management -Socio-economic aspects of land and water management -Policies, governance and institutional development.