9:30-09:50

Welcome and introductions

Representative of the Government of Extremadura (Speaker to be confirmed)

Segundo Píriz Durán, Rector of the University of Extremadura

Stefaan De Mey, Secretary General of Eurisy

9:50-10:50

Keynotes: Multi-level governance to manage irrigation water

Session chairperson: Martín Guillermo Ramírez, Secretary General of the Association of European Border Regions -AEBR

Irrigation policies in the European Union: the role of regions 

Ad De Roo, Action Leader “European and Global Freshwater Resources”, Water Resources Unit, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)

Cross-border irrigation water management: challenges and innovation opportunities in the EUROACE region

Directorate of Rural Development, Government of Extremadura (Speaker to be confirmed)

Operational services for precision agriculture and environment: an overview

Ben Schaap, Researcher Msc. at WUR Plant Research International

10:50-11:10

Coffee break

11:10-12:15

Session 1. Good practice examples: Experiences in the use of satellite applications for water management in the EUROACE Region

Francisco Barbancho López, Chief Deputy-Manager of Operations of the Hydrographic Confederation of the Guadiana River, Spain

José Nuncio, President of FENAREG (National Irrigation Federation) and Managing Director of the Irrigation Association of Vale do Sorraia (ARBVS), Portugal

Francisco Jesús Moral García, Lecturer at the Industrial Engineering School. Department of Graphic Expression. university of Extremadura. Spain.

12:15-12:35

Coffee break

12:35-14:00

Session 2. Good practice examples: Experiences in the use of satellite applications for water management in the Mediterranean Region

Francisco Belmonte, President of the Central Irrigation Committee of Castilla La Mancha,

Alfonso Calera, Director of Remote Sensing & GIS Group at the Institute for Regional Development, University of Castilla La Mancha, Spain

Michel Le Page, Research Engineer at the Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD), Centre for the Study of the Biosphere from Space (CESBIO), France

Carlo De Michele, on behalf of the Directorate of Agriculture, Region of Campania, Italy

Victor Alchanatis, Director of the Institute of Agricultural Engineering ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel

14:00-16:00

Lunch

16:00-17:00

Round table: Obstacles and opportunities to the operational implementation of satellite applications in regions

Moderator: José Ángel Hernández, Chief of the Operational Office, SEIASA Extremadura

Martín Guillermo Ramírez, Secretary General of Association of European Border Rergions – AEBR

Ad De Roo, Action Leader “European and Global Freshwater Resources”, Water Resources Unit, European Commission, Joint Research Centre (JRC)

María Jesús Gutiérrez de la Cámara Ara, Director of Departamento for Earth Observation, Remote sensing and Atmosphere of the Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology, INTA

Victor Alchanatis, Director of Institute of Agricultural Engineering ARO, The Volcani Center, Israel

José Nuncio, President of FENAREG (National Irrigation Federation) and Managing Director of the Irrigation Association of Vale do Sorraia (ARBVS), Portugal

The roundtable is conceived as a moment of dynamic interaction among local authorities, irrigation communities, and experts (in EU policies and satellite applications). On the basis of the operational good practices presented, experts and users will have the opportunity to discuss the prerequisites for the take-up of satellite services and the benefits resulting from their application to irrigation water management. Public authorities, irrigation communities, agricultural experts will evaluate the transferability of their peers’ experiences and to highlight challenges for them in accessing innovative technologies and satellite services.

17:00-17:10

Conclusions and recommendations