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Water and health:
A crucial field, considering the many sources de pollution: major issues are
the epidemiology of micropollutants, the establishment of norms of drinkability,
the characterization of vectors of disease, especially in the tropics,
and toxicological effects on the eco-environment
Water and towns:
This covers a number of aspects of daily life for urban dwellers: the drinking
water supply (including treatment to make it drinkable), the economic
value of water, the removal and purification of waste water, rainwater management,
flood risks to towns
Hydro-politics:
Geopolitical and geostrategic studies of the major water-related issues
which countries face.
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