1. Plateforme ECOBAG
Inter-regional Platform «Water and sustainable development»
of Adour-Garonne River Basin
ECOBAG
Connecting science and stakeholders in Gascogne Rivers PRB
Gascogne Rivers PRB

2. Reserch Local authorities Water managers Users Enterprises
Plateforme ECOBAG
Inter-regional Platform «Water and sustainable development»
of Adour-Garonne River Basin
ECOBAG
ECOBAG' s Objectives
- To identify in a collaborative way the required scientific information and tools for the Integrated Adour-Garonne River Basin Management
To initiate multidisciplinary research programs
To facilitate scientific and technical knowledge transfer
Reserch
Local authorities
Water managers
Users
Enterprises

3. ECOBAG Research programs 2000 - 2006
Plateforme ECOBAG
ECOBAG Research programs
ECOBAG
* Transfers of matter (Budget and impacts)
* Hydro-ecology, functioning and modeling of the Adour and Garonne Rivers and estuaries
* Social implement of water policy
* Fish migration within the watershed
* Interdisciplinary approaches
Impact of agriculture on water quality
Agricultural landscape dynamics (biodiversity, flux)
Toulouse
Bordeaux
Garonne
Adour
Pau
40 laboratories
100 researchers

4. Gascogne Rivers PRB
Activitie in 2005 : Identifying the ongoing research activities and studies in the Gascogne Rivers PRB areas
Toulouse
Bordeaux
Garonne
Adour
Pau
2005
- Agricultural landscape typology and dynamics
- Structural diversity of forests Biodiversity
Soil - plant - atmosphere fluxes of water, carbon and energy in agricultural landscape
Impact of agriculture on chemical and biological water quality (nutrients, heavy metals, pesticides)
Economic and social dimensions on applied agro-environmental measures within experimental small watersheds
Up-scaling of identification process of risk areas

5. Gascogne Rivers PRB Activities in 2006 2006
Transfer of updated knowledge from the ongoing research and studies to stakeholders
report meetings between scientists and stakeholders
scientific watch report
Organizing brainstorm meetings between scientists and stakeholders
to have a global approach of the "agriculture-water" system by involving natural and human science knowledge
to identify scientific and technical knowledge required to propose, simulate and evaluate mitigation measures for agricultural pressures