Virginie Gillet -- Background and research activities
Virginie is a UniSA President's Scholarship holder and is pursuing her
PhD studies after her Master (M.Sc. [Social Water Management]) from the CNEARC (now called SupAgro),
Montpellier, France.
She can be contacted via email at virginie.gillet@unisa.edu.au
Research interests:
- Water for agriculture
- Water policy
- Water allocation planning process
Work Experience
- 6 months with the National Institute for Agricultural Research (Avignon, France) as an editorial assistant for Agronomy: Agriculture & Environment, a French peer review journal (now called Agronomy for Sustainable Development);
- 1 year as a Water Consultant for the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office in Latin America and the Caribbean (Santiago, Chile) and Headquarters (Rome, Italy);
- 2 years as an Associate Professional Officer for the FAO Special Programme IPTRID (International Programme for Technology and Research in Irrigation and Drainage).
Publications
- Frenken, K. and Gillet, V. 2006. Irrigation in Africa in figures – AQUASTAT Survey 2005. GRID, IPTRID network magazine 24. February 2006. pp. 22-23. IPTRID-FAO. Rome.
- Hundertmark, W. and Gillet, V. 2007. Monitoring and Evaluating Capacity Development. Proceedings of “Monitoring and Evaluation of Capacity Development in Agricultural Water Management”, 14 September 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. IPTRID-FAO. Rome.
- Payen, J. and Gillet, V. 2007. L’irrigation informelle en Afrique de l’Ouest - Une solution ou un problème ? IPTRID-FAO. Rome.
- Guest Editor of the issue 27 of GRID, the IPTRID Network Magazine: IPTRID-FAO. 2007. GRID n. 27.
Also involved the preparation and production of the following publications:
- FAO. 2005. Irrigation in Africa in figures –AQUASTAT Survey 2005.
- IPTRID-FAO. 2005. GRID n.23.
- IPTRID-FAO. 2006. GRID n.24.
- IPTRID-FAO. 2006. GRID n. 25.
- IPTRID-IWMI. 2006. Manual - Participatory rapid diagnosis and action planning for irrigated agricultural systems (PRDA), by van der Schans, M. and Lempérière, P. FAO. Rome.
- IPTRID-FAO. 2007. GRID n.26.
- FAO. 2007. Technical Handbook on Pressurized Irrigation Techniques. 2nd Edition.
Participation in Conference/Workshop/Training
- Presented a poster during the 2008 Annual Research Forum of CRC for Irrigation Futures in Canberra (September 2008).
- Involved in the moderation of the electronic forum on “Payment Schemes for Environmental Services in Watersheds”, organized by the FAO regional Office in Latin America and the Caribbean.
- Moderator of the electronic forum on “Extent of Salinization and Strategies for Salt-Affected Land Prevention and Rehabilitation” organized by IPTRID, 6 February–31 March 2006.
- Moderator of the electronic forum on “Water Contamination: Impact of irrigation and water agricultural intensification on water quality” organized by IPTRID, 23 May–21 July 2006.
- Organized the workshop on “Monitoring and Evaluation of Capacity Development in Agricultural Water Management” where a paper was presented, 14 September 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, jointly organized by IPTRID and the Working Group on Capacity Building, Training and Education of the International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage.
- Organized the workshop on “Prioritization and Management of Water Research in Ethiopia” where a paper on the logical framework approach was presented, July 2006, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, jointly organized by IPTRID and IWMI.
- Participated in the 4th Asian Regional Conference, the 10th International Seminar on Participatory Irrigation Management and the International History Seminar on Irrigation and Drainage, 2-5 May 2007, Tehran, Iran.
- Participated in the World Water Week 2007, August 2007, Stockholm, Sweden.
Media Coverage
- CRC for Irrigation Futures featured Virginie and her project in the CRC Irrigation Futures INFLO e-newsletter (February 2008).