INRAE - France
Type of organisation: Research organisation
Description: INRAE is a French public research institution focused on agriculture, food and the environment, with a strong commitment to sustainable development and agroecology. Its mission is to combine scientific excellence with societal relevance, producing and sharing knowledge while contributing to expertise, training and scientific culture. INRAE is highly active in international cooperation, notably through initiatives in the Mediterranean region and in partnership with African research institutes. Its researchers cover a wide range of disciplines and scales of analysis.
Role in the project: INRAE coordinates the overall project and helps developing the resilience Nexus framework, ensuring it can be applied across all demonstration sites. It leads the co-design and evaluation of solutions in the French case studies and contributes actively to the project’s international network on resilience and resource management. INRAE also guides the scaling-up of cross-sectoral solutions beyond individual sites. As part of this effort, it provides the model developed in the TALANOA-Water project for the Aude Valley and explores how it can be adapted to other regions.
Main contact: Laure Hossard
https://www.inrae.fr/
CIRAD - France
Type of organisation: Research organisation
Description: CIRAD is a French public research institute that works with partners in southern countries to produce and share innovative knowledge supporting agricultural development and sustainable natural resource management. With around 1,650 staff members— including 800 researchers, 200 of whom are based in partner institutions across Africa, South America and Asia—CIRAD is a key actor in international scientific cooperation. Its work spans life sciences, social sciences and engineering, applied to agriculture, the environment and territorial planning. CIRAD collaborates closely with partners in southern countries to generate knowledge, support decision-makers, and contribute to global discussions on major agricultural challenges.
Role in the project: CIRAD will develop a theoretical framework and concrete guidelines for achieving resilient territorial systems in the demonstration sites, exploration sites and beyond. It will co-design, develop, and implement communication, dissemination, and exploitation actions in an integrated, multi-scale manner (national, international, and partnership) while leveraging inter- and intra-site expertise. It will also be working in close relationship with IAV for implementation of the project in Morocco and INAT for implementation of the project in Tunisia.
Main contact: Emeline Hassenforder
https://www.cirad.fr/
Réseau international Formation Agricole et Rurale - France
Type of organisation: Association
Description: The FAR Network was initiated by training professionals in 2006, sharing the urgency of investing in agricultural and rural training throughout the African continent. Launched informally in 2006 and formally established in 2012, it now includes 19 member countries and brings together over 5,000 professionals involved in the design, management and evaluation of training systems. The network supports countries in renewing their agricultural training strategies through knowledge sharing, capacity building and the production of useful expertise. It also collaborates with research institutes to integrate scientific results into training programmes and professional practices.
Role in the project: FAR will bring its experience in knowledge management and network coordination. It will use its communication tools within the communication and dissemination plan and leverage its network within the exploitation plan. Additionally, FAR will support the technical MORFeuS partners in building training materials and educational tools on Nexus.
Main contact: Marie Balse
https://reseau-far.com/
HSTI Soil moisture probes - France
Type of organisation: SME
Description: HSTI is a technology company based in Aix-en-Provence, specialising in hardware and software solutions for agricultural water management. Known internationally for its agro-hydrological measurement and communication tools—such as the HydraScout wireless soil moisture probe and the Odusol IoT platform—HSTI supports real-time monitoring and decision-making in irrigation. By making digital water-monitoring technologies more accessible, the company aims to help improve irrigation practices, reduce water withdrawals, and enhance agricultural productivity.
Role in the project: HSTI will help design, adapt and deploy technological solutions across all Demonstration Sites. Its contribution includes tailoring existing tools to users’ needs, developing and testing new technologies, and implementing them under real farming conditions. The company will also train project stakeholders, ensure the operation and maintenance of deployed systems, and support their continuous improvement throughout the project.
Main contact: Paul Vandôme
https://www.hydrascout.co/
Institut de recherche pour le développement - France
Type of organisation: Research organisation
Description: IRD is a multidisciplinary French public research organisation committed to equitable partnership with countries in the Global South and in the French overseas territories. It contributes to the achievement of the international development agenda, by aligning its priorities with the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs). IRD operates under the joint authority of the Ministry for higher education and research as well as the Ministry for European and Foreign affairs.
Role in the project: IRD will study comprehension of water quality issues (pesticides, salinity and faecal pollution in surface water and groundwater). By developing the links with the Nexus resilience framework at the Moroccan site, the implementation of IRD will also involve the co-development of a water quality monitoring network with a focus on the role of rural women and will also involve a comparison with other Mediterranean sites water quality issues.
Main contact: Sarah Tweed
https://www.ird.fr/
Parc Naturel Régional de la Narbonnaise - France
Type of organisation: Public entity
Description: The Park is a public institution dedicated to the protection and management of natural, cultural, and landscape heritage, regional planning, economic and social development, education, and innovation. Its mission includes preserving water resources, supporting renewable energy, promoting agricultural development and agroecological transition, and safeguarding ecosystems. The Park’s strength lies in its cross-cutting approach to territorial issues, aligning closely with the WEFE Nexus perspective.
Role in the project: The Park serves as a demonstration site in France, leading the local participatory approach to co-develop adaptation solutions. Its activities focus on helping farms adapt to climate change and water scarcity, including challenges posed by saline aquifers and soils. Special attention is given to soil heritage as a key lever for adaptation, considering soil health, water retention, carbon sequestration, and agronomic potential. The Park also supports spatial planning of agricultural activities, aiming to optimize water use while encouraging economic diversification on farms.
Main contact: Joël Cotxet
https://www.parc-naturel-narbonnaise.fr/
Centre de recherche en Economie Appliquée pour le Développement - Algeria
Type of organisation: Research Organisation
Description: CREAD is a public scientific and technological establishment under the Algerian Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research. Its cross-sectoral research includes four divisions, notably “Agriculture, Territories, Environment,” which focuses on agroecological transition, climate change adaptation, and developing WEFE solutions to promote sustainable transformation of food systems.
Role in the project: Within the project, CREAD will co-develop, implement, and assess integrated WEFE solutions in the Algerian demonstration site. It will carry out research activities linked to these solutions and support their practical application in local food and water systems.
Main contact: Ahmed Benmihoub
https://www.cread.dz/
Groupement d'intérêt Economique de Pomme M'Semrir-Tilmi - Morocco
Type of organisation: Association-foundation
Description: Established in 2017, AEG is a non-profit organisation dedicated to enhancing local apple production in the M'semrir-Tilmi region. It manages a modern cold storage facility built in 2018 under the Green Morocco Plan, serving local cooperatives and helping preserve and add value to the apple harvest. AEG promotes sustainable farming, agricultural diversification, community-based resource management, and resilience to climate change and market fluctuations, while providing training and support to strengthen the socio-economic and ecological stability of the area.
Role in the project: AEG leads local activities by recruiting and deploying territorial facilitators who work closely with farmers and stakeholders to enhance adaptive capacities. These facilitators provide technical guidance, support the adoption of resilient farming practices, and help formalise sustainable resource management strategies to prepare the local agricultural sector for environmental and economic challenges.
Main contact: Hassan Tabbou
Ecole Nationale d'Agriculture de Meknès - Morocco
Type of organisation: Academic
Description: ENA is a public institution of higher education and research in agriculture, established in 1942, with administrative and financial autonomy. It provides degree programs, conducts research, disseminates knowledge, and supports technology transfer to advance agriculture and rural development. ENA collaborates with numerous national and international institutions on agriculture, natural resource management, and rural development.
Role in the project: ENA will support the project by leading communication, dissemination, and knowledge-sharing activities. It will also contribute to developing frameworks and solutions for sustainable agricultural and water management, and participate in implementing and assessing these solutions in the demonstration sites.
Main contact: Mostafa Errahj
https://www.enameknes.ac.ma/
Institut Agronomique et Vétérinaire Hassan II - Morocco
Type of organisation: Academic
Description: IAV is a Moroccan public higher education institution, founded in 1966, dedicated to training, research, and development in agriculture, rural development, environment, and natural resource management. It enrolls around 1,800 graduate students and 300 PhD students, supporting agricultural innovation and sustainable development in Morocco and the Mediterranean.
Role in the project: IAV leads the project’s experience-sharing activities, designing and implementing systems to facilitate knowledge transfer across demonstration and exploration sites. It ensures stakeholder engagement, organizes workshops, and supports the comparative analysis of innovations. IAV also develops recommendations for scaling up and sustaining successful business models, such as digital advisory services and short supply chains, and promotes their wider adoption through tools, procedures, and targeted communication to decision-makers and local actors.
Main contact: Nassreddine Maatala
https://iav.ac.ma/
Orvignon Stratégie et Management - Morocco
Type of organisation: SME
Description: Orvignon is a private consulting firm specializing in strategy and innovation, known for its expertise in disruptive innovation and strategic transformation. The firm helps public authorities and business leaders understand their markets and territories, align with a shared vision, and create the organisational momentum needed to achieve their objectives. Its collaborative approach focuses on building capabilities rather than dependence and delivers long-term impact. Orvignon equips partners with the frameworks, processes, and skills needed to sustain growth.
Role in the project: Orvignon co-leads the design and establishment of an experience-sharing system across the project’s work streams. It participates in workshops to identify, analyze, and share best practices. It develops innovations to disseminate agroecological practices, including virtual field schools, a farmers’ social network, and a knowledge base for agricultural best practices. Orvignon provides the technologies and equipment to support these innovations, fosters the growth of a young entrepreneurs’ ecosystem, and contributes to deploying an active communication strategy to share project results with territorial decision-makers and encourage the adoption of solutions.
Main contact: Adbeljalil Hasnaoui
https://www.orvignon.com/
University of Algarve - Portugal
Type of organisation: Academic
Description: The University of Algarve is an academic and research institution with around 10,000 students and 960 teaching and research staff. It excels in science and technology, management and economics, earth and marine sciences, social sciences, and health. Highly internationalised, UAlg participates in numerous European programs, including ERASMUS+, and is recognized in global rankings for research, technology transfer, and internationalisation. The university has extensive experience and expertise in WEFE Nexus disciplines.
Role in the project: UAlg provides guidance and information for stakeholder mapping, their interactions within the WEFE Nexus, and the diagnosis of potential solutions. It co-designs, implements, and assesses innovative cross-sectoral solutions, focusing on water reuse, and monitors the performance and sustainability of these solutions. UAlg contributes to comparative analysis of solutions, evaluates their feasibility, scalability, and local impacts, and supports their transfer and adaptation beyond the demonstration sites. The team also participates in communication, dissemination, and exploitation activities of the MORFeuS project.
Main contact: Vânia Serrão Sousa
https://www.ualg.pt/
Lisbon School of Economics and Management - Portugal
Type of organisation: Academic
Description: ISEG is the oldest economics and management school in Portugal, offering programs in business, economics, finance, and social studies, including BSc, MSc, PhD, and MBA degrees in English and Portuguese. ISEG Research in Economics and Management, the school’s R&D unit, organizes research into ten groups and manages infrastructures for behavioral sciences, data and modelling, innovation for sustainability, and evidence-based policy.
Role in the project: ISEG organises and implements fieldwork in the Portuguese demonstration site (Algarve) in collaboration with the University of Algarve and the Rizoma Cooperative. It develops interviews and participatory workshops for diagnosing and assessing WEFE Nexus solutions. ISEG facilitates knowledge transfer between stakeholders across different fields and demonstration sites, and participates actively in communication, dissemination, and exploitation tasks.
Main contact: Sofia Bento
https://www.iseg.ulisboa.pt/
Rizoma Cooperativa Integral - Portugal
Type of organisation: Association-foundation
Description: Rizoma is a non-profit cooperative with multiple areas of activity, aiming to develop a community-based, cooperative economy. It integrates projects that provide members with democratic tools for long-term community development. Rizoma includes MALHA Cooperativa, a research center using collaborative and participatory methods, providing services in research, facilitation, and training to put knowledge at the service of people.
Role in the project: Rizoma brings social capital and trust with local stakeholders, including water users, farmers, golf managers, touristic residences, hotels, water managers, and public and private administrations. It creates dialogue contexts that engage farmers from different backgrounds, enhancing and valuing their knowledge and practices regarding sustainable water, agriculture, and ecosystem management. Rizoma leverages its close ties with local institutions to develop incentives and encourage active participation, facilitating transdisciplinary discussions for aquifer and resource management in the study area.
Main contact: Marta Varanda
https://www.rizomacoop.pt/
Accompagnement et recherche pour le Développement - Tunisia
Type of organisation: SME
Description: ACCORD is a one-person limited liability company led by Houssem Braiki. Its activities include leading participatory stakeholder workshops, developing action-research approaches, providing strategic support to public authorities for sustainable natural resource management, and offering capacity-building for territorial development, including diagnosis, planning, and monitoring.
Role in the project: ACCORD co-coordinates the co-design, operationalisation, and assessment of solutions at demonstration site scale with INAT. It conducts multi-stakeholder participatory diagnoses of the WEFE Nexus and proposes innovation-oriented analyses to prepare operational action plans. ACCORD leads workshops and focus groups to discuss innovations with stakeholders, strengthens their understanding of intersectoral tests, and provides training in participatory approaches, conflict management, communication, and territorial planning to support local stakeholders and farmers in implementing and testing new technologies.
Main contact: Houssem Braiki
Institut National Agronomique de Tunisie - Tunisia
Type of organisation: Academic
Description: The Tunisian National Institute of Agronomy (INAT) is a governmental higher education and research institution, founded in 1898. It comprises seven departments—Agroeconomy, Food Technology, Fisheries, Animal Science, Agricultural Engineering, Plant Protection, and Vegetable Crop Production—that foster collaboration between researchers and continuous field activities. INAT has partnerships with international higher education and research institutions and participates in cooperative research projects addressing technical, socio-economic, and agribusiness challenges.
Role in the project: INAT co-designs, implements, and assesses solutions at the Demonstration Site scale. It delivers shared diagnoses of WEFE solutions at the territorial level, co-develops cross-sectoral WEFE solutions and implementation plans, and evaluates the impacts of combined WEFE solutions.
Main contact: Sawsen Ayadi
http://www.inat.tn/fr
Université Mohamed V - Morocco
Type of organisation: Academic
Description: Mohammed V University in Rabat (UM5) is a public higher-education and research institution established to advance knowledge across a wide range of scientific, technological, social, and humanities disciplines. The university comprises multiple faculties, schools, and research centers that support undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral training. Its academic mission emphasizes rigorous scientific inquiry, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the production of research relevant to national and international development challenges. Through its laboratories, scientific programs, and partnerships, the university contributes to the advancement of research and the dissemination of knowledge at both the regional and global levels.
Role in the project: UM5 contributes tothe development, testing and assessment of integrated WEFE-nexus solutions in the project’s demonstration sites. UM5 participates in the scientific design and methodological implementation of water studies at the MORFeuS demonstration site in Morocco, and more specifically provides an expertise in the cartography of water related issues. UM5 researchers, in collaboration with other MORFeuS colleagues, also contribute to stakeholder co-participation workshops on water issues within the WEFE-nexus solutions.
Main contact: Mounia Tahiri
https://www.um5.ac.ma/um5/
