Water Department

Three days for dykes, three years after Xynthia
Dykes, levies and embankments have long been relied upon to protect lives and property from the ravages of floods, storms and tidal surges. Ensuring the performance of these protec...

A strategic agenda for water research
Combining sustainable water management and a sustainable economy in Europe: this is the challenge facing the European Union and the reason behind its Water Joint Programming Initia...

Guidelines to combat water leakage
Onema (French National Agency for Water and Aquatic Environments) and Irstea have published guidelines to help local authorities combat water leakage within their drinking water su...

PCB Plan: the current status of scientific knowledge
On 18 December 2012, a national exchange seminar on PCBs is the opportunity to revisit research on river contamination and the transfer of polluted sediment to freshwater fish.

Meteorological and Hydrological Forecasting
What is the impact of meteorological and hydrological forecasting on the economy and society? A scientific day organised by the Société Météorologique d...


















