News from IFGR and the rivers of the world

A study published in the British scientific journal Nature and relayed by the radio station Franceinfo sounded the alarm on the important role played by the reservoirs of both large and small dams in mosquito reproduction and the transmission of malaria. Dams at the heart of development in sub-Saharan Africa   Dam building is the […]

Webinar in preparation of the IUCN Local Action Summit – World Conservation Congress Webinar le 22/06/2021   In preparation of the Local Action Summit organised for the first time by IUCN during its IUCN World Conservation Congress, webinars will be held this week. IGR will be participating, in the person of James Spalding Hellmers, one of […]

Erik Orsenna and the IFGR experts welcome Valérie Cabanes, a lawyer in international law, and Jean-Louis Chaussade, former head of Suez and an internationally recognized expert on water-related issues, for a talk. On registration On-line event le 23/06/2021 IFGR invites you to join us for a talk with  Valérie Cabanes and Jean-Louis Chaussade Wednesday, June […]

Gil Mahé, director of research at the Institute of Research and Development (IRD) is a specialist in the great African rivers. Here, he shares his knowledge to provide better understanding of the mechanisms in play in the Inner Niger Delta, an extraordinary wetland. He also sets out its perspectives, with the predictable impacts of climate change on this habitat and above all on human activities.

Last May, on the occasion of the operation to manage sediments on the Upper Rhone, French Swiss cooperation acted in the field to perform a mission that brought together the authorities and industrial operators of both countries.

Albania, its plains, mountains and above all, the Vjosa, Europe’s last wild river. Preserved over the centuries, this 272 kilometre-long river is threatened by dam projects and poor protection of water resources and habitats.