HydroSciences Montpellier (HSM)
Hydrological Risk and Resources from the Mediterranean to Tropical Africa
The aim of HydroSciences Montpellier (HSM) is to quantify and predict how climate change and human activities affect water resources in the Mediterranean and tropical regions. HSM is internationally known for its work on hydrosystems, including water pathways and resources.
Researchers are investigating diverse issues such as contaminant fate, transformation and fluxes in human-impacted watersheds, metrology and hydro-climatic risks with projects around the world:
• On the Gardon river in the Cevennes Mountains in Southern France, as well as the in the mining city of Oruro in the Bolivian Altiplan they’re looking at trace metal enrichment in the environment and its impact on human health.
• On the River Lez near Montpellier in France as well as at the Lagune Aghien in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire, HSM are investigating the mobilisation of water resources in the urban environment.
• Across the Mediterranean, from the south of France to Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia research is being done on hydrological risk, including floods and inundations.
• In sub-Saharan Africa, at the Hydrological Observatory AMMA-CATCH in Niger as well as on the Congo and Ogooue rivers in Central Africa HSM are looking more broadly at the impact of climate change on the hydrological cycle.
Their work has a major impact on water resource management, as well as on associated human and environmental health issues in a wide diversity of regions. As such collaboration with other countries and universities throughout the region are essential. Through joint projects with a range of African nations, included Morocco, HSM is making a major difference to lives across the Mediterranean and beyond.