LISODE SARL

Their core work

LISODE is a French environmental research consultancy based in Montpellier that works at the intersection of water governance, participatory methods, and social-ecological systems. Their work focuses on translating complex environmental dynamics into actionable management strategies — from studying society-environment interactions in the Amazon basin to designing nature-based solutions for European urban water systems. In H2020, they contribute applied expertise in climate change adaptation, water scarcity management, and landscape-scale water cycle restoration. As a small specialist firm, they bring targeted methodological depth to large international research consortia rather than broad implementation capacity.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In their first H2020 project (2016-2019), LISODE engaged in global-scale academic research through MSCA-RISE, studying society-environment interactions in the Amazon — a foundational research orientation with no applied output keywords attached. By 2021, their focus shifted sharply toward applied European environmental challenges: nature-based solutions, urban water cycles, climate adaptation, and water investments with clear policy and market relevance. The trajectory moves from theoretical social-ecological inquiry toward practical water governance solutions, a direction well-aligned with the EU's current Green Deal and urban resilience funding priorities.

LISODE is moving toward applied nature-based solutions and water governance consulting, making them increasingly relevant for European urban resilience, climate adaptation, and water infrastructure projects seeking interdisciplinary social-ecological expertise.

How they like to work

LISODE always joins as a consortium participant and has never served as project coordinator — consistent with a specialist SME contributing focused expertise to larger research networks. With 38 unique partners across just 2 projects, they clearly operate within large, multi-partner consortia rather than small bilateral arrangements. This pattern suggests they are reliable specialist contributors who bring targeted methodological skills without administrative leadership ambitions, making them low-friction partners to bring into complex consortia.

LISODE has built connections with 38 unique consortium partners across 13 countries in just two projects, reflecting consistent participation in large, internationally diverse research consortia. Their reach extends beyond typical European research geography, with Amazon basin work indicating ties to Latin American institutions and global environmental research networks.

What sets them apart

LISODE occupies a rare niche as a small French consultancy that bridges qualitative social science and applied environmental water management — a combination uncommon in typically engineering-dominated water and NBS consortia. Their empirical experience spanning Amazon-scale social-ecological research and European urban water challenges gives them an unusually broad contextual frame for a firm of their size. For consortium builders, they offer genuine interdisciplinary depth at the science-policy-practice interface, rather than the generic dissemination or communication role often assigned to small private partners.

Highlights from their portfolio

• NICE
  Their largest H2020 engagement (EUR 215,386, running through 2026) targets nature-based solutions for the full urban water cycle — one of the EU's most strategically prioritized environmental research areas under the Green Deal.
• ODYSSEA
  An MSCA-RISE researcher exchange focused on Amazon society-environment dynamics, revealing a global fieldwork dimension and social science grounding unusual for a small European environmental consultancy.