European Irrigation Association

Our mission is to promote the continued development of products, practices and services in irrigation, and to advocate for sustainable industry standards and water management policies that lead to a stable legal environment for irrigation professionals

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Upcoming event

EIA SPRING IRRIGATION FORUM : Alliance Water Stewardship as a whole systemic approach for major water users

25 Apr 2025 – 25 Apr 2025 | 14:00 – 16:00 | Online

The next European Irrigation Association (EIA) Forum will be held online on Friday 25 April 2025 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm CET. Main topics : 1- Introduction to Alliance for Water Stewardship. 2- Phytosterols used for supporting plant resistance to water stress

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EIA SPRING IRRIGATION FORUM : Alliance Water Stewardship as a whole systemic approach for major water users

25 Apr 2025 – 25 Apr 2025 | 14:00 – 16:00 | Online

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Paysalia

02 Dec 2025 – 04 Dec 2025 | 09:00 – 17:00 | Lyon, France

Paysalia 2025, the flagship event for the landscape sector, organised in collaboration with Unep, will bring together the key players in the profession from 2 to 4 December 2025 in Lyon to discuss the major landscape issues of the future.

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Technical Resources

A Greener Path to pH Control: A Partnership for Sustainable Irrigation Solutions

When inventor Waldo Moraga set out to design a more sustainable water pH management system than conventional sulfuric acid and sulfur burner units, he zeroed in on mimicking natural rainfall by injecting carbonic acid into irrigation supplies.

The National Golf centre of Madrid falls within the framework of sustainable development

Hunter

Covering an area of 62 hectares, the 18-hole courses are designed to host the most prestigious international tournaments and also acts as a training facility for the national teams and the national school at the Joaquín Blume Residence.

Controller : who is the boss ?

Xavier Eftimakis, Challenge Agriculture

The controller is the brain of an irrigation system. It automates the irrigation of a field crop, greenhouse, fruit or vegetable, green house, urban trees, park and garden, etc…

The EIA creates an impact through its Working Groups

In order to implement its projects, the EIA is supported by a structure of 6 Working Groups (WGs). Each WG consists of a group of experts, members of the EIA, who focus on a strategic topic of interest. The objective of each WG is to promote the topic for which it is responsible. In 2021 we have 6 working groups: Sustainability in Agriculture, Urban Landscaping, Standardization, Training and theTransfer of Knowledge, Wastewater and Communication. The working groups are restricted to EIA members and each member can choose one or to participate in one or two Working Groups”

WG1-Sustainability Agriculture

Leader : Giulia Giuffre, Irritec

Sustainability Agriculture working group, intends to pay attention to issues concerning the promotion and activation of projects that pursue the sustainable development goals, with a particular focus on …

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WG2- Urban landscape

Leader : Santiago Casanella Roca, Hunter Industries

The Urban Landscape group focusses itself on the green areas in urban developments, irrigation in those areas and making it more efficient and lowering the cost of maintenance.

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WG 3 – Standardization

Leader: MIchel Histel/ Specialist Norms

The EIA encourages its members to collaborate with national organisations involved in standardisation and to the establishment of comprehensive and quality orientated international norms and standards.

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WG 4 : Training & Knowledge Transfer

Leader : Damir Cizmek, In-Aqua

Few EIA members already provide training courses which will be appropriately adapted for delivering through the EIA training scheme. Such courses must

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WG5: Wastewater Reuse

Leader: Bruno Molle , INRAE

Objectives of the group are to share technical experiences and obstacles to the development of Reuse’s projects.

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WG6 : Communication

Leader: Fleur Martin, Irrigazette

The objectives of the communication workgroup are to improve the EIA communication tools such as LinkedIn and Facebook etc.

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Policy & Advocacy

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Interview with Francesco Dubini, Consultant at The European House – Ambrosetti

The EIA has finalized the Position Paper – Sustainable Irrigation : Focus on the Framwork of the EU Taxonomy

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After several months of work, supported by many EIA’s internal and external experts, the EIA has finalized the Position Paper : Sustainable Irrigation : Focus on the Framwork of the EU Taxonomy.

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