{"id":12704,"date":"2026-08-07T01:27:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T23:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comite-costea.fr\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T14:26:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T12:26:36","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comite-costea.fr\/en\/costea-think-tank\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12704\" class=\"elementor elementor-12704 elementor-9731\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d445731 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d445731\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9cb8b91 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9cb8b91\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e496466 gsap-text-reveal elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e496466\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Us<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a81b5b1 gsap-text-reveal reveal-body elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a81b5b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>COSTEA \u2013 A think tank dedicated to water for food in the face of climate change challenges<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ead613 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ead613\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23bff3d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"23bff3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"hero-breadcrumb\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"last\">Accueil<\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-498d480 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"498d480\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7995c4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c7995c4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e491ed3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e491ed3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d060c3 gsap-text-reveal reveal-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d060c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>COSTEA is a think tank dedicated to water for food in the face of climate change challenges. It brings together an international community for reflection and action, including experts, scientists, agricultural water managers, project owners, public officials, and technical and financial partners. It aims to produce, share, and promote knowledge and public policy recommendations to meet the challenges of irrigated agriculture.  <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8468797 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"8468797\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5edce8e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"5edce8e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3455546 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"3455546\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc908c8 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc908c8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb7ef5b gsap-text-reveal elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb7ef5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Context<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4358a82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4358a82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ee442f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1ee442f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Demographic, food security, and climate change issues have been at the heart of discussions since the late 2000s, returning irrigation to a subject of interest for countries in the Global South. However, past failures and poor performance linked to changing social, environmental, climatic, and technical contexts have led to a renewal in how irrigation is conceptualized. It was in this context that COSTEA was created in 2013 in France by the AFD (French Development Agency), the project funder, and Eau Agriculture et Territoires (formerly AFEID), the project owner, to support the growing demand from Southern states for reinvestment in irrigation.  <\/p>\n<p>The think tank has progressively expanded internationally by networking these partners within a scientific and technical council of nearly 800 members from several countries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-18a844b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"18a844b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3137a95 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3137a95\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c10ec96 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c10ec96\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8491e8d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8491e8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fdb3860 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fdb3860\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e437318 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e437318\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0f72d40 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0f72d40\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-87ce302 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"87ce302\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afa4065 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"afa4065\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-faf7ee1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"faf7ee1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb6209b gsap-text-reveal elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fb6209b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Governance<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-039100e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"039100e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d6e31c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7d6e31c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Its collective governance is based on a Steering Committee, a strategic body composed of representatives from member states (through their sectoral ministries in charge of water for agriculture), which sets strategic directions and validates COSTEA&#8217;s objectives.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b92cc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b92cc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>To date, the member states are: <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b7c74c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1b7c74c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a66f613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a66f613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Cambodia<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a80a192 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a80a192\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">France<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52bebd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"52bebd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mauritania<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f2856f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f2856f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Morocco<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f8d70e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5f8d70e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Palestine<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5dccb3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c5dccb3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Senegal<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e34d4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e34d4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Chad<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b8c916c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b8c916c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Tunisia<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be2f555 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"be2f555\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aedf5d5 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"aedf5d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9823763 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9823763\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd295d2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd295d2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2c7739 gsap-text-reveal elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2c7739\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Conviction<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0ceee9f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0ceee9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3ef616 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3ef616\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our conviction is simple: the challenges related to water for food can only be met through cooperation, knowledge sharing, and dialogue between the various stakeholders involved.<br><br>Our work is part of a systemic vision of irrigated agriculture. It is based on the idea that food security, food sovereignty, and territorial resilience issues require a renewal of public policies and practices. Irrigated systems cannot be understood solely from a technical perspective: they must integrate the environmental, social, institutional, economic, land tenure, and territorial dimensions that determine their sustainability.  <br><br>COSTEA also considers that adaptation to climate change and the reduction of the environmental footprint of irrigated agriculture are major priorities for the coming years. In this perspective, agroecology represents an essential path to support the transition of agricultural systems, strengthen their resilience, and reconcile productive performance, natural resource preservation, and food security. <br><br>Finally, COSTEA advocates for an approach based on dialogue between research, technical expertise, public decision-makers, managers, and field actors. It believes that the most relevant solutions emerge from the confrontation of knowledge, experiences, and local realities. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f35b054 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f35b054\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-309e7e2 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"309e7e2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5c021f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c5c021f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07f0e3a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"07f0e3a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b596bf8 gsap-text-reveal elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b596bf8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mission<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fde8eb3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fde8eb3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccdcaab e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccdcaab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f843fc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6f843fc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4666938 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4666938\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Produce knowledge and references through multi-year structuring actions <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f5f686a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f5f686a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6f0c952 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6f0c952\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Promote the expertise and experiences of its members through collaborative actions resulting in various forms of publications <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e6d74a4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e6d74a4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a5fceb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1a5fceb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Provide operational expertise and consulting services in response to requests from member countries \n<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5f3d0e7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5f3d0e7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ac7aa85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ac7aa85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Offer training on some of the themes addressed by COSTEA <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b7456e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0b7456e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-511ca7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"511ca7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Communicate its actions to members and stakeholders in irrigated agriculture <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3697a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f3697a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90a0ad1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"90a0ad1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Participate in international events related to the irrigated agriculture sector <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1eaa3c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1eaa3c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.05\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The deliverables and outputs resulting from actions funded by COSTEA are public, accessible to all, and intended to be distributed freely and widely by COSTEA, its members, and its partners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e2f3ad elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e2f3ad\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.05\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The think tank promotes open and inclusive participation, attentive to the diversity of genders, generations, territories, disciplines, and professional backgrounds. This diversity constitutes an essential asset for the quality of exchanges and the relevance of collectively produced knowledge. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-697795a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"697795a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_effect&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_direction&quot;:&quot;negative&quot;,&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_speed&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:4,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;background_motion_fx_translateY_affectedRange&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;%&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:{&quot;start&quot;:0,&quot;end&quot;:100}},&quot;background_motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa9bae1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"aa9bae1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-860ff1a e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"860ff1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-58c72de gsap-text-reveal elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"58c72de\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Our Objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3e5ed10 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3e5ed10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f92cac0 gsap-text-reveal reveal-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f92cac0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.05\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>COSTEA organizes reflection groups, field expertise, cross-experience feedback, and training on four main themes:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-75014bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"75014bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62eb6d3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62eb6d3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7133299 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7133299\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a7df9a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a7df9a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Agroecological re-engineering and management of collective irrigated systems<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-79c40a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"79c40a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccc88f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ccc88f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Wastewater reuse for agriculture<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e086ba e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6e086ba\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e5618eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e5618eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Mitigating the impact of irrigated agriculture on climate change<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4dd375b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4dd375b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cba0ce8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cba0ce8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Participatory and inclusive territorial water governance<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8baf3e1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8baf3e1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66d1fbb e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66d1fbb\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-98a02cc gsap-text-reveal reveal-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"98a02cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.1\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We bring together the full range of French and international expertise in the field of irrigation, including consulting firms, research, institutional actors, and civil society<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159bdd2 gsap-text-reveal reveal-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"159bdd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.1\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We can thus capitalize on and promote shared experiences and expertise to make them available to actors involved in irrigation policies and projects in AFD intervention countries and in France. We offer them a conceptual and methodological framework and occasional support to improve the effectiveness of their actions <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d3d7602 gsap-text-reveal reveal-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d3d7602\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.1\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We thus wish to contribute to improving irrigation policies and projects in AFD intervention countries, for the realization of sustainable irrigated systems, taking into account productivity requirements and all dimensions of economic, social, and environmental sustainability<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16523d0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"16523d0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-757a3c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"757a3c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-896d2ca gsap-text-reveal elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"896d2ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Genesis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b11aed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6b11aed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0381eb1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0381eb1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.05\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Since its creation, COSTEA has developed its activities through several successive phases, marked by the progressive expansion of its network, its intervention themes, and its international roots:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dc93a1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"dc93a1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cbaa6b e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cbaa6b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7418731 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7418731\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d87a0a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d87a0a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phase 1 \u2013 Structuring and Building the Network<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb29179 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"eb29179\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2013 \u2013 2017<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0d8fff7 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"0d8fff7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bb9000 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bb9000\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.05\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This first phase laid the foundations of COSTEA with a central ambition: to bring together research, public decision-making, and field actors. The period was devoted to structuring the scientific and technical community, defining priority areas of work, and initial actions to capitalize on the performance of hydro-agricultural developments and water management in agriculture. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f828c54 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f828c54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb92558 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb92558\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a2a0fa8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a2a0fa8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phase 2 \u2013 Consolidation and Agroecological Shift<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-299320b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"299320b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">2017 \u2013 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e2823d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4e2823d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c45e0ba elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c45e0ba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.05\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The second phase marked a change in scale. COSTEA expanded its network of partners, diversified and deepened its work on the major challenges of irrigated agriculture: agroecological transition, treated wastewater reuse, water resource governance, irrigated land tenure, services to irrigators, and economic analyses. Territorial and participatory approaches took on a growing role, with increased attention paid to the production and dissemination of knowledge useful for action and public policy.  <\/p><p>This phase also strengthened the production and capitalization of knowledge from research and field experience, as well as its discussion with decision-makers and practitioners to inform public policies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-844764e e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"844764e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f515626 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f515626\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e8ea93b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e8ea93b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Phase 3 \u2013 Territorial Resilience and Institutionalization<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be72552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"be72552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Since 2023<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7feee9d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"7feee9d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cf0bff elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cf0bff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.05\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Rooted in a context of heightened climate urgency, the third phase directs COSTEA&#8217;s action toward the sustainable transformation of irrigated systems and direct support for public policies.<\/p><p>This ambition is embodied in a major evolution of its governance, &#8216;the strengthening of COSTEA&#8217;s institutional anchoring&#8217;: the Steering Committee (COPIL) now includes decision-makers representing the sectoral ministries of eight member states. This body sets the think tank&#8217;s strategic directions to directly support countries in developing their agroecological transition and climate change adaptation strategies. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>About Us COSTEA \u2013 A think tank dedicated to water for food in the face of climate change challenges COSTEA is a think tank dedicated to water for food in the face of climate change challenges. 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