MEMOLA PROJECT: Why are traditional irrigation system important?

Traditional irrigation systems are an example of how human beings have changed and adapted to their natural environment.
Their operation is linked to the complex local ecological knowledge of the populations that have traditionally maintained them.
This knowledge is related to plants and animals, soil, surface water and groundwater.
Water management is shared, which has obliged irrigators to distribute water and solve frequent conflicts for centuries. In this way rural populations became established, maintaining their cultural identity and bringing the community together.