{"id":12717,"date":"2026-07-19T08:31:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T06:31:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comite-costea.fr\/our-values\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T23:21:07","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T21:21:07","slug":"our-values","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comite-costea.fr\/en\/costea-think-tank\/our-values\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Values"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12717\" class=\"elementor elementor-12717 elementor-8391\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0520e6c e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0520e6c\" 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-c94765f e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c94765f\" 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-606d923 gsap-text-reveal elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"606d923\" 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\">Our Values<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d4ba4e gsap-text-reveal reveal-body elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-mobile__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d4ba4e\" 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>Integrated knowledge, rooted in local contexts, for more sustainable and equitable irrigated systems.<\/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-6a8f59b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"6a8f59b\" 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-430cf3b elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"430cf3b\" 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-f7db547 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f7db547\" 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-2c485d7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c485d7\" 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-a3bcbdc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3bcbdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3584676 gsap-text-reveal reveal-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3584676\" 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 convinced that the challenges of water for food can only be met by collectively rethinking irrigated systems. In the face of climate change, dwindling water resources, and transformations in agricultural territories, it produces knowledge, fosters dialogue among stakeholders, and supports the development of more sustainable public policies. <\/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-7c769cd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"7c769cd\" 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-378fef3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"378fef3\" 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-6584615 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6584615\" 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-9908f1a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9908f1a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-001336f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"001336f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af8f863 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"af8f863\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6fd54f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6fd54f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a8b661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a8b661\" 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\">A Systemic Approach<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b09c18c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b09c18c\" 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>Water issues cannot be separated from agricultural, economic, social, environmental, and institutional realities. COSTEA favors global approaches that connect all components of irrigated systems. <\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64fd5dc e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"64fd5dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5491f51 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5491f51\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e215dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e215dce\" 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\">Dialogue Among Knowledge Systems<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dfe4ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3dfe4ef\" 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>The quality of knowledge relies on confronting experiences. Researchers, managers, farmers, public decision-makers, technical and financial partners all contribute to producing useful references for action. <\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-38308ab e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"38308ab\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-272d193 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"272d193\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e1678a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e1678a\" 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\">Local Context Integration<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42a4cee elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42a4cee\" 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>Solutions are built upon local realities. COSTEA&#8217;s work is based on field experiments, feedback, and participatory approaches conducted with local stakeholders. <\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c87f278 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c87f278\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cd7bb66 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cd7bb66\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c6711e2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c6711e2\" 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\">Family Farming at the Heart of Transitions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-44c40c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"44c40c3\" 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>Family farms play a central role in many irrigated systems. COSTEA&#8217;s work pays particular attention to their adaptive capacity, economic resilience, and role in agroecological transitions. <\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cc22c2 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4cc22c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f9c9a30 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f9c9a30\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9fd54a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9fd54a6\" 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\">An Economic Approach to Transformations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2101314 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2101314\" 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>Agroecological transition cannot be considered without taking into account the economic realities of producers, value chains, and water managers. COSTEA&#8217;s work analyzes the costs, risks, economic models, and viability conditions of proposed transformations. <\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c72382 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0c72382\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-874c2c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"874c2c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-973d719 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"973d719\" 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\">Attention to Equality and Inclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fbce5ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fbce5ec\" 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 integrates gender issues and strives to promote more inclusive participation in its work. Women, youth, and different categories of stakeholders must be able to contribute fully to discussions and benefit from the transformations undertaken. <\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f162720 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f162720\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;animation_mobile&quot;:&quot;none&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66e9c82 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"66e9c82\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf4d78 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cf4d78\" 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\">From Research to Action: Producing Useful Knowledge<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01c9ddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01c9ddf\" 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&#8217;s work is part of an action-research approach. Knowledge is produced as close as possible to local contexts, involving researchers, public decision-makers, managers, farmers, and technical partners. <\/p>\n<p>This approach relies on field studies, participatory methods, training, serious games, and experiments that allow scientific knowledge to be confronted with operational realities.<\/p>\n<p>COSTEA&#8217;s ambition is to transform this knowledge into references, methods, and tools that can be directly mobilized to support public policies, investments, and the transformation of irrigated systems.<\/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 class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2d35b6f btn-arrow-swap elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2d35b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/www.comite-costea.fr\/en\/join-costea\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"7\" viewBox=\"0 0 11 7\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M7.32656 3.9375H2V3.0625H7.32656L4.87656 0.6125L5.5 0L9 3.5L5.5 7L4.87656 6.3875L7.32656 3.9375Z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Join COSTEA <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\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\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Values Integrated knowledge, rooted in local contexts, for more sustainable and equitable irrigated systems. 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