Communication plan, project promotional material, web site and social media (WP2)

1. Communication plan
2. Promotional material (posters, leaflet, labels, jockey hats, t-shirts, boot field covers)
3. Project website
4. Social-media page
5. Special leaflets from the partners
   1. PB4 Publicity leaflets 1, 2 and 3
   2. PB5 Informational brochure on the works and activities of CBC (English) (Italian)

Management meetings (WP1)

1. 1^st Management Meeting / kickoff meeting | Arta, May 2018
2. 2^nd Management Meeting | Bari, March 2019
3. 3^rd Management Meeting | Foggia, July 2019
4. 4^th Management Meeting / Closeout meeting | Ioannina, November 2020

Dissemination events (WP2)

1. WATERinMARCH! 2019, annual event for efficient irrigation & drainage | Arta, March 2019
2. WATERinMARCH! 2020, annual event for efficient irrigation & dranage | Epirus, March & September 2020
3. Workshop on Efficient irrigation/drainage/leaching management and the use of recycled water under Mediterranean environmental conditions with regard to effects on receiving aquatic ecosystems | Apulia, June 2021
4. Workshop on Sustainable irrigation management in Southern Mediterranean agriculture: Opportunities and challenges | Apoulia, June 2021
5. Capitalisation workshop | Bari, October 2022

Associated activities (beyond project funding)

1. WATERinMARCH! 2021, annual event for efficient irrigation & drainage | Arta, March 2021
2. WATER special issue "Climate Smart Irrigation Management for Sustainable Agricultural Cultivation"
3. WATERinMARCH! 2022 | Arta, March 2022
4. Presentation of IR2MA results at the 30th Conference of the Greek Society of Horticultural Science
5. Interreg 2014-2020 GR-IT Capitalisation Workshop | Bari, October 2022
6. WATERinMARCH! 2023 | Arta, March 2023

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Analytically

1^st Management Meeting / kickoff meeting | Arta, May 2018

May 14 and 15, 2018 | TEIEP Kostakii Campus, Arta, GREECE (map)

Invitation/Agenda | Pre meeting PRESS release (ENG) | Δελτίο τύπου πριν την συνάντηση (GR)

Minutes | Photo album Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Image 6 Image 7 Image 8 Image 9 Image 10

Presentations 

• I.L. Tsirogiannis, Project overview
• D. Maretas, Project management
• A. Parente, Presentation of ISPA/CNR
• M. Todorovic, Presentation of IAMB
• N. Noviello, Presentation of CBC
• I.L. Tsirogiannis, Presentation for Greek stakeholders

 

2^nd Management Meeting | Bari, March 2019

March 14 and 15, 2019 | CNR-ISPA, Bari, ITALY

Invitation/Agenda

Minutes | Photo album 

Presentations

• LB-PB1/UoI Project progress
• PB1/UoI Progress
• PB4/IAM Progress

Technical visit (FB post, article)

 

WATERinMARCH! 2019, annual event for efficient irrigation & drainage | Arta, March 2019

March 28-29, 2019 | UoI, Kostakii Campus, Arta, GREECE

 

Registered at the UN World Water Day 2019 events calendar

Invitation/Agenda | Δελτίο τύπου πριν την εκδήλωση (GR) | Δελτίο τύπου μετά την εκδήλωση (GR)

Photo album 1, Photo 02 Photo 03 Photo 04 Photo 05 Photo 06 Photo 07 Photo 08 Photo 09 Photo 10 Photo 11 Photo 12 Photo 13 Photo 14 Photo 15 Photo 16 Photo 17 Photo 18 Photo 19 Photo 20 Photo 21 Photo 22 Photo 23 Photo 24 Photo 25 Photo 26 Photo 27 Photo 28 Photo 29 Photo 42 Photo album 2 Photo 31 Photo 32 Photo 33 Photo 34 Photo 35 Photo 36 Photo 37 Photo 38 Photo 39 Photo 40 Photo 41

Presentations

• E. Nikolaou, Underground water in Epirus with emphasis in the plain of Arta
• S. Tzallas Participatory irrigation and drainage systems at the plain of Arta
• A. Panagopoulos Protection, management and costing of irrigation water
• N. Malamos & I.L. Tsirogiannis DSS for irrigation - the system that operates at the plain of Arta

 

3^rd Management Meeting | Foggia, July 2019

July 17, 2019 | CBC, Foggia, ITALY

Invitation/Agenda

 

Minutes | Photo album Image 2 Image 3 Image 4

Presentations

• LB-PB1/UoI Project progress
• PB1/UoI Progress
• PB4/IAM Progress
• PB5/CBC Progress + Photos

 

WATERinMARCH! 2020, annual event for efficient irrigation & drainage | Epirus, March & September 2020

March 26, 2020 | WEB activity (due to COVID-19 safety measures) hosted by UoI (IR2MA PB1/LB)

 

Event registered at the UN World Water Day 2020 events calendar

UNESCO WWAP Main messages of the UN World Water Development Report 2020, Water and Climate Change (Video)

The expert knows!

Because of the special situation we face this March due to COVID-19 we decided to avoid a public event and we thought as a good idea to invite experts in climate, hydrology, water resources, irrigation, the impact of water resources management on groundwater and surface water receiving bodies, to honor WATERinMARCH! 2020 by highlighting scientific papers, articles and presentations focused on this year's World Water Day theme - referring (if it is possible) to agriculture. Relevant material from IR2MA team members will be also available.

As you probably stay more time inside, relax and enjoy the expert's personal suggestions, which we think that will stimulate your mind and why not make you act. 

• Demetris Koutsoyiannis, Professor of Hydrology and Analysis of Hydrosystems, National Technical University of Athens
  • Revisiting global hydrological cycle: Is it intensifying?
• Andreas Kazantzidis, Professor, Laboratory of Atmospheric Physics, Physics Department, University of Patras
  • High resolution WRF ensemble forecasting for irrigation: Multi-variable evaluation (access to full content from ScienceDirect registered academic networks)
• Aris Psilovikos, Professor of Sustainable Water Resources Management, Department of Ichthyology & Aquatic Environment, University of Thessaly
  • Climate Change and Impacts on Water Supply and Demand, with Emphasis on Agricultural Use
• Prodromos Zanis, Professor, Department of Meteorology and Climatology, School of Geology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • Climate change and its impact on annual maximum precipitation using high resolution regional climate simulations for the region of Ιgoumenitsa
• Pantazis E. Georgiou, Assοciate Professor, Lab. of General & Agr. Hydraulics & Land Reclamation, Dept. of Hydraulics, Soil Science & Agr. Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
  • Optimal irrigation water management for adaptation to climate change
• Konstantinos Chartzoulakis, Researcher, f. Director of Institute for Olive Tree and Subtropical Plants (ELGO)
  • Water and Climate change
• Nikolaos Thymakis, Agriculturalist, President of the Institute of Agricultural Studies (Greek Ministry of Agriculture)
  • The Hellenic Garden - a water and climate wise approach (Presentation, Video)

Suggestions and presentations from IR2MA team members

• Yannis L. Tsirogiannis (PB1/LB IR2MA) J. Foley The other inconvenient truth
• Christos Myriounis (PB1/LB IR2MA) Γ. Σταμάτης Επιπτώσεις της κλιματικής αλλαγής στην υφαλμύρινση των παράκτιων υδροφορέων
• Pantelis Barouchas (PB1/LB IR2MA) FAO Soils: Our ally against climate change

The DSS of PB1/LB IR2MA

• Y.L. Tsirogiannis & N. Malamos DSS for improved irrigation management and water savings - The system that operates at the plain of Arta / new features (Presentation)

 

 September, 2020 | WEB activity (due to COVID-19 safety measures) hosted by e-Forum Energy-II

 The DSS of PB1/LB IR2MA

• Y.L. Tsirogiannis & N. Malamos DSS for irrigation management aiming to water and energy savings - The system that operates at the plain of Arta (Video)

 

4^th Management Meeting / Closeout meeting | Ioannina

November, 2020 | WEB event (organised by PB2/RoE), GREECE

Invitation/Agenda

Minutes | Photo album Image 2 Image 3 Image 4 Image 5 Image 6 Image 7 Image 8 Image 9 Image10 Image11 Image12

Presentations

• LB-PB1/UoI Presentation of project progress up to now - focus on physical object

 

Workshop on efficient irrigation/drainage/leaching management and the use of recycled water under Mediterranean environmental conditions with regard to effects on receiving aquatic ecosystems | Apulia, June 2021

Gestione efficiente della pratica irrigua e riutilizzo delle acque reflue in ambiente mediterraneo: il progetto IR2MA

June, 11 2021 | WEB based event (organised by PB3/ISPA-CNR), ITALY

Invitation/Agenda | Comunicato stampa

The workshop is an open event. To participate, please fill out the registration form at: https://www.ispacnr.it/workshop-ir2ma/

Photo album

 

Presentations, see the recording of the seminar through ISPA/CNR's webpage and Youtube channel:

• Andrea Zotti Inquadramento delle politiche, normative e iniziative della Regione Puglia in tema di gestione efficiente della pratica irrigua, tutela della risorsa idrica e impiego di acque reflue
• Luigi Nardella, Nicoletta Noviello Un modello di gestione dell'acqua: il Consorzio per la Bonifica della Capitanata
• Mladen Todorovic, Andy Mehmeti Il life cycle thinking e LCA (Life Cycle Assessment) a supporto della sostenibilità dell'irrigazione: evidenze dai casi-studio del progetto IR2MA
• Ioannis Tsirogiannis Impatto pratico delle attività del progetto IR2MA sulla gestione dell'irrigazione nella regione dell'Epiro (GRECIA)
• Daniele Massa Strategie per la riduzione dell’inquinamento dei corpi idrici nell'orticoltura intensiva Europea.
• Francesco F. Montesano, Massimiliano D’Imperio, Vito Cantore, Francesca Boari, Angelo Parente Esperienze applicative di approcci tecnologici per l'irrigazione
  razionale delle colture orticole di serra
• Alfieri Pollice Depurazione delle acque reflue e qualità degli effluenti ai fini del riutilizzo irriguo.
• Angelo Parente, Massimiliano D’Imperio, Francesca Boari, Vito Cantore, Francesco F. Montesano Impiego di acque reflue per la produzione di ortaggi di qualità in idroponica. Un caso studio.
• Erminio E. Riezzo Bluleaf per il Waste Water Management: applicazione delle innovazioni digitali IoT-DSS in contesti produttivi reali
• Silvio Fritegotto Il ruolo della formazione tecnica nella diffusione delle nuove tecnologie in agricoltura a supporto di processi produttivi efficienti e razionali

Workshop on Sustainable irrigation management in Southern Mediterranean agriculture: Opportunities and challenges | Apulia, June 2021

June 24, 2021 | WEB based event (organised by PB4/IAMB), ITALY

Invitation/Agenda

The workshop is an open event. To participate, please fill out the registration form at: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfuhNus4ZXSmNnPt9cR8VA02onFR4watc1YBFMi1EsrG_1j2A/viewform

Photo album

Presentations

• Nicolaos Malamos, The Decision Support System (DSS) for Irrigation Management that operates at the Plain of Arta, Greece
• Roula Khadra, Non-Conventional Water Re-use in Agriculture in Mediterranean countries – MENAWARA experience
• Francesco F. Montesano, Application experiences of technological approaches for irrigation rationale of greenhouse horticultural crops
• Laura D’Andrea and Doriana Cristofaro, AGRITAGs: the decision support system (DSS) of TAGs Project for irrigation management
• Annamaria Castrignanò, Precision agriculture and precision irrigation: opportunities and challenges
• Nada Mzid, Assessment of remote-based vegetation indices to face agriculture challenges in the North Mediterranean
• Juan José Alarcón Cabañero, Effect of regulated deficit irrigation ad reclaimed water use on mandarin trees
• Konstantina Fotia, Irrigation of Young Olive Trees with Treated Waste Water
• Pantelis E. Barouchas and Elena Kakaridi, Calibrating procedures for the electrical conductivity in soil of the dried lake (peatland) Agoulinitsa using electromagnetic induction (EMI) services
• Andi Mehmeti, Eco-efficiency of agricultural systems in developing countries: Evidence from Consorzio per la Bonifica della Capitanata (Southern Italy)

 

WATERinMARCH! 2021, annual event for efficient irrigation & drainage | Arta, March 2021

29 Μάρτιου, 2021 | Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων, Τμήμα Γεωπονίας

IR2MA associated event (beyond project funding) / Teleconference hosted by oliHUB

Στο πλαίσιο του εορτασμού της Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας νερού (UN World Water Day 2021)

Ελαιοκαλλιέργεια και νερό

Επίσημη ανακοίνωση στο διαδικτυακό τόπο του Πανεπιστημίου Ιωαννίνων: https://www.uoi.gr/events/waterinmarch-2021-elaiokalliergeia-kai-nero/

 

Πρόγραμμα

18:00-18:40

Κωνσταντίνος Σ. Χαρτζουλάκης MSc, PhD Γεωπόνος-Ερευνητής, Αρδεύσεις & Ελαιοκομία | τ. Δ/ντής Ινστιτούτου Ελιάς & Υποτροπικών Φυτών | ZenAgro PC

Οι υδατικές ανάγκες της ελιάς, αξιοποίηση εναλλακτικών πηγών νερού και εφαρμογή άρδευσης ακριβείας στην ελαιοκαλλιέργεια

18:45-19:30

Νεκτάριος Κουργιαλάς MSc, PhD Ερευνητής Γ’ Εργ. Υδατικών Πόρων - Αρδεύσεων & Περιβ/ντικής Γεωπληροφορικής, Ινστιτούτο Ελιάς, Υποτροπικών Φυτών & Αμπέλου (ΙΕΛΥΑ), ΕΛΛΗΝΙΚΟΣ ΓΕΩΡΓΙΚΟΣ ΟΡΓΑΝΙΣΜΟΣ (ΕΛΓΟ-ΔΗΜΗΤΡΑ)

Διαχείριση νερού στην ελαιοκαλλιέργεια - Εφαρμοσμένη έρευνα, νέες τεχνολογίες και προσαρμογή στις επιπτώσεις της κλιματικής αλλαγής

19:30

Συζήτηση

Photo album Image 2 Image 3 Image 4

Προηγούμενες εκδηλώσεις WATERinMARCH! https://www.irrigation-management.eu/communication/water-in-march

 

WATER special issue "Climate Smart Irrigation Management for Sustainable Agricultural Cultivation"

See the contents of the special issue at WATER

 

WATERinMARCH! 2022 | Arta, March 2022

24 Μάρτιου, 2022 | ΔΑΟΚ Περιφερειακής Ενότητας Άρτας

29 Μάρτιου, 2022 | Πανεπιστήμιο Ιωαννίνων, Τμήμα Γεωπονίας

IR2MA associated event (beyond project funding)

Στο πλαίσιο του εορτασμού της Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας νερού 2022 (https://public.wmo.int/en/resources/world-meteorological-day) και της Παγκόσμιας Ημέρας Μετεωρολογίας 2022 (https://www.worldwaterday.org/)

Παρουσίαση αγρομετεωρολογικών δεδομένων, μετρήσεων παροχής και συστημάτων συμβουλών άρδευσης σε στελέχη της ΔΑΟΚ Περ. Εν. Άρτας

Παρουσίαση για τη χρήση νερού στον αγροτικό τομέας σε μαθητές της Άρτας και τους φιλοξενούμενους μαθητές Erasmus

Παρουσίαση συστημάτων μικρο-άρδευσης σε φοιτητές του τμ. Γεωπονίας ΠΙ σε συνεργασία με Rivulis / Eurodrip

 

Presentation of IR2MA results at the 30^th Conference of the Greek Society of Horticultural Science

Results from audits of irrigation systems of olive grooves at the plain of Arta, that were realised in the framework of IR2MA project will be presented at the 30^th Conference of the Greek Society of Horticultural Science (https://30eeeo.aua.gr)

 

Capitalisation workshop | Bari, October 2022

Presentation of IR2MA outcomes and add-value ath the Capitalisation Workshop that as organised be Interreg V-A Greece-Italy Programme organizes at Bari on 19 October 2022 (9.30 am – 5.00 pm) during the international event Fiera del Levante, in the 110 Internationalisation Pavilion. 

More information about the event, presentations of all projects and video is available at: https://greece-italy.eu/capitalisation-workshop-bari-levante-fair-19-october-2022/ and https://greece-italy.eu/capitalisation-workshop-in-bari-on-line-the-project-presentations/

• Presentation of IR2MA

WATERinMARCH! 2023 | Arta, March 2023

Collaboration with NTUA (project e-Pyrros) for the presentation of hydrological monitoring systems at the plain of Arta to water stakeholders

 

Project page at Interrege Greece-Italy web site: https://greece-italy.eu/rlb-funded-projects/ir2ma/

Project title

IR2MA - Large Scale Irrigation Management Tools for Sustainable Water Management in Rural Areas and Protection of Receiving Aquatic Ecosystems

Partners

UNIVERSITY OF IOANNINA - Research Committee (UoI) http://www.rc.uoi.gr/ (Lead partner)

REGION of EPIRUS (ROE) http://www.php.gov.gr/

ISTITUTO SCIENZE DELLE PRODUZIONI ALIMENTARI (ISPA/CNR) http://www.ispacnr.it/

CIHEAM - ISTITUTO AGRONOMICO MEDITERRANEO – BARI (IAMB) http://www.iamb.it/

CONSORZIO PER LA BONIFICA DELLA CAPITANATA (CBC) http://consorzio.fg.it/

REGION OF PUGLIA (ROP) http://www.regione.puglia.it/

Brief summary

IR2MA “Large Scale Irrigation Management Tools for Sustainable Water Management in Rural Areas and Protection of Receiving Aquatic Ecosystems” is one of the 41 projects that were approved in the framework of the 1st call for ordinary project proposals of the Cooperation Programme Interreg V/A Greece-Italy 2014-2020, http://greece-italy.eu/. The project started on April 1st 2018 and is expected to last 24 months.

IR2MA aims to support a network of expertise exchange for demand-driven capitalization of scientific knowledge and good practices regarding irrigation-drainage and their effects on the receiving aquatic ecosystems. It will be carried out by regional authorities, universities, research institutes and water management organizations.

Both Greece and Italy try to put in practice rules that originate from the directive 2000/60/EC in order to protect water in both qualitative and quantitative terms. The major water user in the programme area is agriculture. Efficient management in large participatory irrigation-drainage systems as well as at end-user level is expected to lead to improved water usage and control of drainage. The latest transfer contaminants generated from fertilizers, plant protection materials etc. to underground aquifers and surface aquatic receivers. Many of these receivers include sensitive ecosystems that are top ranked in environmental agreements (Ramsar, NATURA2000 etc).

Central participatory systems in Epirus are characterized by low technological level of infrastructure and poor management. The sharing of expertise in developmanet and usage of decision support systems (DSS) for water management at end-user level will promote cooperation between managing authorities to confront common problems. The central participatory system of Capitanata (CBC, Foggia) is considered to be the most advanced in the programme area. It applies state of the art infrastructure and management systems and it also applies for years a water management DSS for end-users. IAMB holds extended expertise regarding management of irrigation-drainage systems in all levels and will bring extended know-how to the project as it is part of CIHEAM, an organization with branches all around the Mediterranean Sea. Their cooperation with Greek partners (UoI and Region of Epirus) will provide valuable feedback and applicable recommendations for the improvement of participatory systems in Epirus. In this framework, activities regarding measurement of water quantity and quality, flood alarms, DSS usage etc. will be applied.

IAMB, ISPA/CNR and UoI will also perform applied research activities which will be mainly focused on the use of recycled water (from various sources) for irrigation of crops. This is a practice of great interest which is expected to become mainstream in the near future in order to save good quality fresh water for other uses and to reduce contaminant loads from being directly discharged to aquatic receivers. Finally the project will include communication activities (help desk, seminars, demonstration sites etc.) in order to stimulate public consciousness regarding water issues and professionals training regarding strategies and methods for efficient irrigation-drainage management and protection of receiving aquatic ecosystems.The participation of the Region of Puglia as associate partner will provide great assistance to that.

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