Mixed Research Units :

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Espace-Dev

The Mixed Research Unit “Espace-Dev” is specialized in 3 areas of expertise : Earth observation science, which includes expertise in remote sensing, signal processing, geomatics, environmental geography and GIS, oceanography and climatology; Science of socio-ecosystems and their territories, focusing on the geography of coastal, island, tourism and health territories, but also including research in the fields of anthropology, environmental law and botany; and Data and Modeling Sciences which includes the fields of applied mathematics, computer science and knowledge engineering.

Researchers involved in CECC : Jean-Christophe DESCONNETS, Benjamin SULTAN

G-EAU – Water management, actors and uses

The MRU Gestion de l’Eau, Acteurs, Usages (Water Management, Actors, Uses) works on integrated and adaptive water management issues.  This laboratory conducts research on the trajectories of socio-hydrosystems and their regulation; it contributes to the design and evaluation of tools facilitating the implementation of innovative public policies concerning water; and it participates in a multidisciplinary training of students in the field of water. The core of the UMR G-EAU’s work is the understanding of the functioning of socio-hydrosystems, both in normal operation and in periods of crisis or strong tension (shortage, flooding, pollution). 

Researchers involved in CECC : Andrew OGILVIE, Jeanne RIAUX

GET – Geosciences Environment Toulouse

The GET team involved in the project is specialized in the integration of Earth observation resources in several fields, in particular continental hydrology, at various spatio-temporal scales. This team has taken a very active part in collaboration with LEGOS in the development of methodologies using space data for the characterization of the water cycle. 

Researchers involved in CECC : Marielle GOSSET

HSM – Hydrosciences Montpellier

HSM is a laboratory dedicated to the study, quantification and prediction of the impacts of climate and human activities on water resources in Mediterranean and tropical regions. Within the framework of the project, we will mainly focus on the water cycle and its interactions at different scales in the atmosphere-vegetation-soil-aquifer-river complex, and on the evolution of water resources in a context of global changes, by proposing complex prospective scenarios. 

Researchers involved in CECC : Christophe BOUVIER, Jérôme DEMARTY, Patrick LACHASSAGNE (Operational and scientific pilot of the project), Christophe PEUGEOT, Denis RUELLAND, Yves TRAMBLAY

IGE – Institute for Environmental Geosciences

The IGE conducts research on climate, the water cycle, the cryosphere, and natural and anthropogenic environments. This research aims to better understand the processes that govern the functioning of different geophysical environments. 

Researchers involved in CECC : Jean-Martial COHARD, Thomas CONDOM, Jhan Carlo ESPINOZA, Guillaume FAVREAU, Basile HECTOR, Clémentine JUNQUAS, Thierry LEBEL (Operational and scientific pilot of the project), Gérémy PANTHOU, Théo VISCHEL

LPED – Laboratoire Population Environnement Développement

The LPED works on population, environment and development issues and their reciprocal interactions, addressing them in all their complexity and favouring interdisciplinary approaches combining social and natural sciences.

Researchers involved in CECC : Stéphanie DOS SANTOS

Partner projects :

AMMA-CATCH

The IGE, together with HSM and GET, is responsible for the AMMA-CATCH NOS (National Observation System). This observation system aims to document long-term climatic, hydrological and ecological changes in West Africa. It is based on three densely instrumented sites, some of which have been operating since the mid-1980s in the Sahelian part of the observatory. Simultaneous monitoring of the vegetation cover, its phenology and the different terms of the water balance (rainfall, infiltration, aquifer recharge, surface runoff) on these three sites allows for a better understanding of the interactions between the water cycle, vegetation dynamics and climate variability on intra-seasonal to multi-annual scales.

ACE Partner project

The ACE Partner project is the result of an institutional collaboration between the IRD, the French Development Agency (AFD), the World Bank, the Association of African Universities (AAU) and INRIA. It fosters the influence and sustainability of thematic networks between the African Centers of Excellence (ACE) supported by the World Bank and the French Development Agency (AFD). 4 thematic networks are currently supported and include 21 centers of excellence in 8 countries.

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