News from IFGR and the rivers of the world

This is the number of measures foreseen by the French government to combat water shortages in the framework of the Water Plan presented at the end of March. You can find the following here: Press kit – 30 March 2023, Action plan for resilient and concerted water management (ecologie.gouv.fr)  

The exhibition “We the Rivers” opened at the Musée des Confluences, in Lyon on 21 October. Conceived in collaboration with IFGR, it invites visitors to follow the course of an imaginary river. We interviewed Cédric Lesec, the museum’s director of external relations and diffusion, to understand the universal and immersive approach offered to the public.   […]

Monday 26th May sees the start of the free 5 week on-line course “(Re)imagining port cities: understanding space, society and culture” developed by the PortCityFutures team at the University of Delft (Netherlands). IFGR has been asked to contribute to this project, bringing its multi-disciplinary approach and the experiences of its experts.   The PortCityFutures team […]

The Rhone is being hung on the railings of the Luxembourg Gardens, in Paris, on the occasion of an exhibition of 80 photographs, hosted by the Senate from 13 March to 14 July. The river is discovered as if on a journey from the Swiss glacier, from where it springs, to the delta of the […]

    « All rivers are kingdoms, and not only of fish. Legends dwell there, religions flourish there, civilizations develop on its banks. Every river is a narrative, a mirror of our societies ».   With these words, Erik Orsenna introduces the new edition of the Calendar of Religions from the Swiss publisher Agora. Dedicated to the […]