Professional Master
in Irrigation Problems in Developing Countries

The Master includes the following modules:

• Principles of Fluid Mechanics and Irrigation Engineering
• Applied Hydrology
• Principles of Irrigation Techniques
• Irrigation Methods
• Drainage Techniques
• Diagnostic Analysis of Irrigation Systems
• Diagnostic Analysis: Priority of Solutions
• Users Participation in Irrigation Systems Design and Management
• Information Technology in Irrigation and Drainage
• Deficit Irrigation
• Irrigation with Saline Water
• Irrigation with Non Conventional Water
• Functioning and Monitoring of Hydraulic Structures in Irrigation Systems

A number of seminars will be selected from the following topics:

• Management of Natural Resources
• Technical and Economic Feasibility of Projects
• Financial Analysis of Projects
• Equitable and Ethic Exploitation of Water Resources
• Agricultural Research for Sustainable Production
• Extension Strategies
• Gender Sensitive Approach
• Appropriate Technologies for Irrigation and Drainage
• Irrigation and Plant Pathology
• Soil Suitability for Irrigation
• Principles of Geomorphology
• Valorisation of Indigenous Knowledge
• Irrigation and Weed Control
• Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
• Soils Hydrological Behaviour
• Drip Irrigation Applications

Moreover, a number of technical visits will be carried out at selected facilities, laboratories and institutions in order to complement the in-class training with relevant field experience. In previous years such visits have targeted the following destinations: National Laboratory of Irrigation, Pisa; Consortium for the Land Reclamation of the Emilia Romagna Region (CER), Bologna; Consortium for the Land Reclamation of the Capitanata Region, Foggia; Bilancino Dam, Firenze; Water Potabilization plant of Anconella, Firenze; FAO, Land and Water Division, Roma; specialized fairs and exhibits in the agricultural sector.

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