News from IFGR and the rivers of the world

Fluctuations is Europe’s first itinerant river festival, dedicated to the just transition—democratic, environmental, and social. It combines concerts, panel discussions, workshops, a food court, and a solutions village, creating festive spaces for exchange between artists, citizens, and local stakeholders at each stop. The festival aims to be sustainable (through river transport and eco-responsible organization), inclusive […]

“My Voice, My Power, My Environmental Commitment” is a workshop program offered by Watertrek. It invites citizens to strengthen their connection to nature and take action for the environment through sessions that combine discussion circles, sensory activities, scientific workshops, and artistic expression, as well as the organization of eco-adventures and cultural environmental projects. The goal […]

The “At the Source of the Great Seine Valley Garden” workshop is an international territorial creativity workshop, based on the methodology of the Cergy Workshops, which boasts 40 years of experience. It brings together fifteen young, volunteer professionals from diverse backgrounds to work collaboratively on imagining more sustainable territories within the Seine River basin, which […]

The aim of the initiative, led by the city of Ile St Denis (Paris), is to improve water quality in the small arm of the Seine, by testing low-tech solutions for treating the water discharged by the barges in the small arm, so that the 90 boats parked there can be equipped (experimentation with different […]

Vedettes de Paris proposes a more virtuous form of river tourism : “To reduce our impact on the environment, our project is to electrify 80% of our boat fleet, i.e. 4 out of 5 boats. Our first boat, the Paris Trocadéro, has been electrified since the end of 2023. Two other boats are in the […]

What is the future of large cities as climate change progressively makes water rarer and more precious, and demographic growth bears unprecedented pressure on urban areas? Bertrand Warnier, a French urban planner and member of the Academy of Architecture, in collaboration with Philippe Rivas Enquist, another urban planner from North America, and Drew Wensley, a Canadian […]