News from IFGR and the rivers of the world

To mark World One Health Day on November 3, Lyon will host the Sustainable Health for All Forum from November 2 to 5, bringing together international experts in human, animal, and environmental health. Discover the full program by clicking here. Focus on The Fabrique OSH The Fabrique OSH is a collaborative, vibrant, and inspiring space […]

On the occasion of COP 30, the GRDR Migration Citizenship Development is organizing a prospective conference-debate with the confirmed participation of Jean Jouzel (climatologist and member of the IPCC) and Isabelle Autissier (navigator and honorary president of WWF France). Date : November 26th, 2025 Lieu : Académie du Climat, Paris Free event upon registration. Click […]

Rivières d’Images et Fleuves de Mots (RIFM) is a free educational, artistic, and poetic competition created by the river protection association SOS Loire Vivante – ERN France, based in Le Puy-en-Velay (43), and supported by the Plan Loire Grandeur Nature. It is aimed at classes from kindergarten to high school, as well as leisure centers […]

Rivers without glaciers ? Many rivers are glacier-dependent. Heads of source, glaciers heat up, melt and die slowly… and with them our rivers. As Dr. Heïdi Sevestre points out, the glacier contributes 25% of the dry-season flow of the Brahmaputra, irrigating 150 million people. From 2050 onwards, flows will be declining, causing water stress. The […]

On the eve of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, the French Water Partnership (FWP), CNES and IFGR are organizing a conference on water & climate change. Paris le 12/10/2020 Water is a resource essential to life but particularly vulnerable, especially to the impacts of climate change. What would a world of water at […]

Initiatives for the Future of Great Rivers (IFGR) and the Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR) will participate at the conference “Water at the heart of change. Accelerate to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals”, organized by the French Water Paternship (FWP), French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD). This […]