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Arles, France 17 May 2022 Cycle of conferences

Innovate 4 Water - Martketplace and Conference

The Lausanne-based association Innovate 4 Water is organizing its 4th conference and marketplace in Arles, France. The goal is to accelerate interactions between global and local actors from the private, public and civil society sectors, to direct funding towards impactful water solutions.

11 May 2022 Partner's event

IFGR Talks: A discussion with Emma Haziza, hydrologist and president of Mayane

IFGR invites you to a discussion on Wednesday, May 11 at 11:00 a.m. with Emma Haziza, hydrologist and president of Mayane, on the topic of "Water and Adaptation to Climate Change".

Dakar / Diamniadio 21 March 2022 Cycle of conferences

World Water Forum

For its 9th edition, the World Water Forum will be held for the first time in Sub-Saharan Africa, hosted by the Republic of Senegal, which is organizing it with the World Water Council.

IFGR will be present at this major meeting of the international water community, conceived this year as a Forum of solutions to make water security a vector of peace and development.

Angers 1 May 2022 Loire

"Loire Sentinelle": the expedition is about to start!

Natexplorers, partners of IFGR, are launching a cultural and scientific expedition along the Loire River to investigate the relationship between micro-plastics and biodiversity.

Brest 9 February 2022 Cycle of conferences

One Ocean Summit

A major international conference on the Ocean is being organized at the initiative of the President of the French Republic in Brest from 9 to 11 February 2022. This first One Ocean Summit aims to give a strong political impetus to the European and international agenda of maritime issues and to translate our shared responsibility for the Ocean into concrete actions.

As rivers and the ocean form a single ecosystem, essential to life, Initiatives for the Future of Great Rivers will be represented throughout the Summit by Erik Orsenna, its Chairman, to give a voice to the rivers.

Bordeaux + online 2 December 2021 Partner's event

World Impact Summit

2 days of meetings and exchanges around concrete solutions to respond to the climate emergency, 5,000 professionals present, round tables, talks, live shows, workshops and a Solutions Village.

This year, the main issue is the preservation of water and oceans, in support of the sustainable development goals 6 "Clean water and sanitation" and 14 "Aquatic life".

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