News from IFGR and the rivers of the world

According the latest IPBES report devoted to biodiversity and pandemics, the frequency and seriousness of the latter will increase if we don’t combat the depletion of biodiversity. Its authors call for a transformation of the way we deal with these global health world crises, passing from rection to prevention, and suggesting several paths of action […]

For the second year running, the rainy season in Africa has been marked by floods with disastrous consequences. The increased frequency and intensity of these extreme phenomena is one of the signs of climate change. A cruel injustice for the continent that contributes least to greenhouse gas emissions.     Climate shocks on the increase […]

The Montpellier Institute of Water and the Environment has become a UNESCO centre. An international recognitionfor the French institute. The Institut montpelliérain de l’eau et de l’environnement (Montpellier Institute of Water and the Environment) (IM2E) has been a reference in France since 2015 in the field of water sciences, with more than 400 scientists and […]

The impetus of renewable energies in the world energy landscape is being confirmed in 2020, at the expense of fossil fuels. A positive and encouraging trend in the combat against climate change that must be strengthened rapidly.     Renewables come through the COVID-19 crisis with laurels In July, , an analysis by the think tank […]

During the last decade, protected areas have progressed in terms of areas of the planet covered from 14.1% to 15.3% for land and from 2.9% to 7.5% for the sea, providing greater protection for corals and many other marine species. It’s good news but efforts remain to be made.     The findings are mixed: […]

Morocco is badly affected by a structural drought that demands making choices regarding the distribution of water resources, between cities and fields. Despite successive action plans launched by the public authorities, tension remains fraught and raises questions about the current agricultural model.   A difficult decision in the region of Agadir In the Souss region, […]