{"id":12746,"date":"2026-10-04T22:25:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T20:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.comite-costea.fr\/costea-think-tank\/"},"modified":"2026-10-10T13:31:45","modified_gmt":"2026-10-10T11:31:45","slug":"costea-think-tank","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.comite-costea.fr\/en\/costea-think-tank\/","title":{"rendered":"COSTEA Think Tank"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"12746\" class=\"elementor elementor-12746 elementor-11684\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-546f721 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"546f721\" 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-f19b570 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f19b570\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42ece46 breadcrumb-white elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"42ece46\" 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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4a99c38 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4a99c38\" 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>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7ba208 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"e7ba208\" 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-d98cd67 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d98cd67\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3e8dbe e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b3e8dbe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-208351a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"208351a\" 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<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-770691b gsap-text-reveal reveal-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"770691b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.15\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Year<br\/>of Establishment<\/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-27c4a9e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27c4a9e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-278b3ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"278b3ab\" 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\">8<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10a349c gsap-text-reveal reveal-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"10a349c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.15\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Member<br\/>States<\/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-8e3551d e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8e3551d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9f13d4b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9f13d4b\" 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\">800<sup>+<\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4f055c gsap-text-reveal reveal-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4f055c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.15\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Board<br\/>Members<\/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-1faee54 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1faee54\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1773330 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1773330\" 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\">3<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a7a97 gsap-text-reveal reveal-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"55a7a97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.15\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Regions<br\/>of Intervention<\/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-cb2918a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cb2918a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d25169 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d25169\" 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\">4<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2137f3 gsap-text-reveal reveal-body elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2137f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-delay=\"0.15\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Key<br\/>Themes<\/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\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dcd8d85 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"dcd8d85\" 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-bb78250 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bb78250\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f00c73e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f00c73e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec3f3a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ec3f3a1\" 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\">01<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e34a785 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e34a785\" 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\">Who We Are<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8cfc61 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c8cfc61\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2836da6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2836da6\" 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, comprising experts, scientists, agricultural water managers, project owners, public officials, and technical and financial partners.<\/p>\n<p>It aims to produce, share, and promote knowledge and public policy recommendations to address the challenges of irrigated agriculture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1fc68e1 btn-arrow-swap elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1fc68e1\" 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\/costea-think-tank\/qui-sommes-nous-v2\/\">\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\">Learn more about the think tank<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ff52f6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6ff52f6\" 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-a4691b3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a4691b3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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Conviction<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-88b8ecb elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"88b8ecb\" 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\">\u201cRethinking water for food in the face of climate change\u201d<\/p>\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-fe795ba e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe795ba\" 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-63af2e8 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63af2e8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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been closely or remotely involved in at least one of our activities.<\/p>\n<p>It brings together French and international irrigation stakeholders, including consulting firms, research institutions, institutional actors, and civil society. Our four areas of action: West Africa, Southeast Asia, Maghreb\/Mediterranean, and Latin America, are primarily represented internationally. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ad46d7 btn-arrow-swap elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"6ad46d7\" 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\/la-communaute-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\">Learn more about the community<\/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<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3f8eac1 e-con-full e-flex elementor-invisible e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3f8eac1\" 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;,&quot;animation_delay&quot;:150}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ab5a8a e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9ab5a8a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4566e33 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4566e33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bc528ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bc528ea\" 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\">03<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b1e77 elementor-view-stacked elementor-shape-circle elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"62b1e77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t\n<svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-seedling\" viewBox=\"0 0 512 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M64 96H0c0 123.7 100.3 224 224 224v144c0 8.8 7.2 16 16 16h32c8.8 0 16-7.2 16-16V320C288 196.3 187.7 96 64 96zm384-64c-84.2 0-157.4 46.5-195.7 115.2 27.7 30.2 48.2 66.9 59 107.6C424 243.1 512 147.9 512 32h-64z\"><\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a9b384 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"0a9b384\" 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 Values<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9876a0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9876a0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9e244b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9e244b\" 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. 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