Applied Hydrotechnics Multidisciplinary Research and Future Challenges

The purpose of this paper is to provide an actual view on the role of applied hydrotechnics in the context of current and future challenges based on a multidisciplinary research. This paper will debate only some hydrotechnical activities (like irrigation and drainage works, flooding protection structures etc.), activities which require multiple skills and knowledge. The principal results and the main conclusion are based on implementing a new conceptual approach linked to water energy food nexus and the use of ecosystem services, approach which will help stakeholders to better understand and systematically analyze the interactions between the natural environmental and resources across sectors and scales. (C) 2016 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.