INRGREF is a tunisian public research institution, contributing to the national policy for research in the field of water, forest and land management, protection and conservation of natural resources and to rationalisation of land use. INRGREF is also responsible for organization and implementation of research activities in those fields, and valorization of scientific achievements and transfer of know-how.

These missions are carried through action plans covering several domains in the water sector including control, assessment and valorisation of water resources, use of brackish water, reuse of treated wastewater, crops water needs, field water management, irrigation and drainage technologies, water saving cultivation techniques and micro-meteorology. Other action plans fall within the soil conservation domain and include impact of agricultural practices on land changes.

INRGREF will be participating in the project trough experiments on irrigation from small dams and will assist in the definition of irrigation and water uses changes (WP5).

Team members