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Full Title and Acronym
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Adaptation to Climate Change of Mediterranean Agricultural Systems (ACLIMAS)
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Target Countries / Areas
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ALGERIA: Khemis Melanah, Wilaya Ain Defla
EGYPT: Entlak, Tiba - Western Nubaria Region
JORDAN: Bani Kananeh, Bani Obaid, Quasbat Irbid, Al-Ramtha – Irbid Governorate
LEBANON: El Hermel, Baalbeck, Zahle, West Bekaa – Bekaa Valley Region
MOROCCO: Oulad Said, Sidi El Aidi, Tamadroust, Berrechid – Chaouia OurdighaRegion
TUNISIA: Capbon, Manouba, Saida, Mhamedia, Grombalia – North-Eastern Tunisia
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Overall Objective(s)
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To bring a durable improvement of the agricultural water management and a broader socio-economicdevelopment of target areas in the context of adaptation to climate change, increasing water scarcity, and desertification risks.
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Specific Objectives of Demonstration Activities
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- To improve the initial conditions (local offices, stations, and demonstration fields) for lasting promotion of sustainable agricultural practices in target areas;
- To demonstrate the applicability for the selected combinations of genotypes and water management practices (including water harvesting and conservation tillage) at demonstration fields;
- To adapt/stabilize agricultural production through large scale on-ground implementation of the best performing genotypes and water harvesting/management practices;
- To evaluate the on-ground sustainability of the proposed adaptation measures considering the economic, social and environmental dimensions at farm level;
- To train local farmers and growers on the application and implementation of proposed management practices;
- To disseminate the results of the action through the thematic guidelines, brochures, field days, seminars, video material and a dedicated web page;
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To bring a durable improvement of the agricultural water management and a broader socio-economic development of target areas in the context of adaptation to climate change, increasing water scarcity, and desertification risks.
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Expected outputs of Demonstration Activities
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- 6 demonstration fields equipped with agro-meteorological stations, other equipment and excel-based irrigation scheduling tool;
- 2 years of demonstration/testing with at least 48 combinations of genotypes and water management practices;
- 2 years on-ground implementation of the best performing varieties and water management practices in a surface area of at least 240 ha with the involvement of at least 120 farmers;
- 24 training courses and 600 farmers, technicians and water managers trained;
- 60 field days with the participation of 1200 local stakeholders;
- 2 guidelines, 24 brochures, 6 seminars, 180 minutes of video material, etc.;
- Support/promotion of local communities to market a quality durum wheat products (in Lebanon and Morocco);
- Support/promotion of women cooperatives for durum wheat transformation to several types of couscous on downstream value chain (in Morocco).
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Leader Organisation / Institution
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Centro Internazionale di Alti Studi Agronomici Mediterranei – Istituto Agronomico Mediterraneo di Bari (CIHEAM-IAMB)
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Partner Organisations
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International Centre for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
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Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA), Morocco
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Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie (INAT), Tunisia
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West Nubaria Rural Development Project (WNRDP), Egypt
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National Center for Agricultural Research and Extension (NCARE), Jordan
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Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute (LARI), Lebanon
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Centro Euro-Mediterraneo per I Cambiamenti Climatici (CMCC), Italy
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National Research Council, Institute for Agricultural and Forestry Systems in the Mediterranean (CNR-ISAFOM), Italy
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Universitat de Barcelona (UdB), Spain
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Universitat de Lleida (UdL), Spain
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University of Nottingham (UNOTT), UK
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Agriculture Environnement et Développement, pour l’Avenir (AGENDA), Morocco
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Association of the Friends of Ibrahim Abd El Al (AFIAL), Lebanon
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Technical Institute of Field Crops (ITGC)
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Contact details
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Prof. Dr. Mladen Todorović, Project Coordinator
Phone: +390804606235
Fax: +390804606206
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Website: www.aclimas.eu
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