News from IFGR and the rivers of the world

The source of life and the lifeblood of our civilisations, water is a resource we must know how to preserve and share. A victim of climate change, it is also affected by pollution which involves rivers and oceans. 80% of ocean pollution is carried from the land by rivers and runoff, resulting in the discharge […]

Exploring the theme of rivers on a wider scale, beyond their sole uses as sources of energy, as waterways, and for irrigation. Being aware of their myriad facets in order to achieve sustainable results in a world become complex. Bernd Gundermann is convinced of their importance and invites us to understand rivers through a selection […]

IFGR gathered its members in Saint-Louis and Dakar (Senegal) for its 6th international meeting. The event was hosted by The Senegal River Development Organisation (OMVS) and dedicated to the development of the navigation, which is one of its priority and strategic objectives. Saint-Louis / Dakar le 09/04/2018 A basin management body that brings together Senegal, […]

This year the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) will be held in Bonn, from 6 to 17 November. The Fiji Islands will hold the chair, a strong signal since this archipelago is vulnerable to climatic effects.

In 2017, Initiatives for the Future of Great Rivers is joining up with the Biotope Festival and will participate in the association’s main annual event, scheduled from 26 to 28 October 2017, on the theme of water and the major challenges facing humanity.

Every year “The Tam Đảo Days” (JTD), an event which take the form of a summer university, provide training in social science analysis methodologies to nearly a hundred participants from Southeast Asia.