CalClim
Mieux comprendre comment les plantes s’adaptent aux sols calcaires sous l’effet du réchauffement climatique, pour garantir la sécurité alimentaire de demain.
2,2 billion people in the world have no access to clean water.
70 % of freshwater are captured for agricultural use.
-20 % in water flow by 2050 in rivers in many areas.
A vital resource under pressure
Freshwater represents less than 3% of the Earth’s available water, but it is under serious threat from climate change, overexploitation and pollution. Urbanization and deforestation are also affecting its natural regeneration. In Montpellier, scientists are mobilizing to preserve this vital resource, by studying:
- climate impacts and their modelling;
- monitoring of water cycles;
- less water-intensive food systems;
- Analysis of management policies;
- ecological sanitation solutions.
Our aim is to develop solutions for integrated, equitable and sustainable water management in the face of local and global challenges.
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