Charlotte de Fraiture

Charlotte de Fraiture is a Professor in Water Resources Management, affiliated as an external employee. Her research focuses on sustainable irrigation systems, agricultural water management in Sub-Saharan Africa, and Ethiopia. She explores topics like rainwater harvesting, sedimentation reduction in canals, and livestock-irrigation interactions. Recent work emphasizes adaptive strategies in uncertain environments, such as smallholder farming investments and policy approaches.

Her publications analyze case studies in climate change adaptation, hydrodynamic modeling, and participatory design of irrigation systems. She supervises PhD candidates in projects like financing modalities for smallholder farmers and GIS applications in water management. Projects include remote sensing for crop yield estimation and policy frameworks for farmer-led irrigation along sand rivers.

No scientific awards are listed, but her work contributes to environmental science and agricultural engineering. Her research integrates engineering, policy, and socio-economic factors to enhance water resource sustainability in developing regions.