Learn more Will the drought sap wine-growing? 16 November 2018 Our actions Garonne Agriculture stands at the front line of concerns regarding climate change. First, because it uses 70% of Earth’s freshwater, which is bound to become scarcer, and because it is sensitive to meteorological conditions. Second, because it supplies food to an ever increasing global population. Agricultural production system must be transformed so that they use soil, […]
Learn more IFGR’s 7th international session: debate on the resilience of territories to climate change 16 September 2018 EventsOur actions Garonne Climate change is disturbing territories and threatens their water resources. What reactions are necessary? The aim of our 7th session (from 15 to 19 October at Toulouse and Bordeaux / France), devoted to the Adour-Garonne basin, is to provide new solutions. This summer, the temperatures of our thermometers again rose to new heights and drought […]
Learn more “Our principle? Acting at the source of the problem” 26 June 2018 Our actions Interview with Sébastien Lubert, Treasurer, Director of Finance and Development of the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation. Founded in 2006, the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation acts to protect the environment and promote sustainable development around the world. It supports public and private initiatives in research, technological innovation and responsible economic practices. […]
Learn more Discover the minutes of the IFGR’s 6th session in Senegal! 23 June 2018 Our actions Senegal IFGR met in April at Saint-Louis and Dakar at the invitation of the Organisation for the Development of the River Senegal (OMVS), one of its members. The objective was to review its river navigation project in the light of the various competences and experiences provided by the association. “A remarkable contribution to improving the structural […]
Learn more Cross-border rivers, a source of conflict or cooperation and peace? 14 June 2018 AgendaCorporateOur actions This is the question answered by the book “Water, a vital challenge for international relations” by Kabiné Komara, former Prime Minister of Guinea, former High Commissioner of the Organisation for the Development of the River Senegal (OMVS) and member of IFGR. For the author, water has become a barometer of national development. If access to […]
Learn more 6th international session of IFGR: navigation on the Senegal River 19 April 2018 EventsOur actions Senegal IFGR gathered its members at Saint-Louis and Dakar (Senegal) from 9 to 13 April for the session hosted by one of them: the Organisation for the Development of the Senegal River (OMVS). The session was dedicated to navigation on the river at the demand of the OMVS, which has placed it at the top of […]
