Closed
3 years and a half (2016-2019)
Water resources sustainable management
Food security
Contamination by fluorides
185 000 €
- Public, private and political institutions and other authorities of the three African countries concerned (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania);
- Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), NGOs (interested in the implementation of new technologies related to water consumption, agriculture, and wildlife protection);
- Water managers, scientific community, educational system, PhD students, post-graduate students, young scientists
- Farmers associations, rural communities
De-Fluoridation Technologies for Improving Quality of Water and Agro-Animal Products along the East African Rift Valley
The FLOWERED project is part of a broader effort to establish a sustainable water resource management system in the Rift Valley countries (Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania). In this region, water, soils, and food production are severely affected by fluoride contamination, which undermines the environment, public health, and food security. By addressing this challenge, the project seeks to bring lasting improvements to the living conditions of local communities.
Beyond the initial assessment, FLOWERED focuses on technological innovation. It explores, tests, and implements defluoridation solutions tailored for drinking water and irrigation, designed primarily for application at the village level.
These concrete interventions are reinforced by a commitment to integrated, sustainable, and participatory management of water and agriculture—an approach that extends beyond national boundaries and fosters strengthened regional cooperation.
- European Union - EU
- Development of a project website : http://www.floweredproject.org and social medias
- Development of an innovative Geo-Data system for knowledge sharing and a web platform for data sharing
- Identification and experimentation of innovative defluoration technologies
- Characterization of the targeted geographic, geological and hydro-geological areas
- Collection of data on agricultural, breeding and soil systems
- Realization and implementation of a communication strategy and action plan
- Development of communication and awareness tools for the general public: Comic's in local language, leaflets in local language, posters, quarterly newsletter
- Production of documentary films on project achievements, technical capsules in the form of interviews with researchers
- Organization of three workshops to exchange experiences in the 3 countries concerned (Tanzania 2017, Kenya 2018 and Ethiopia 2019): scientific conferences and field visits
- Participation international events (COP, regional Foras)
- Publication of scientific papers
- Dévelopement of a de-fluoridation prototype tested in the main intervention areas of the project