News from IFGR and the rivers of the world

To develop its new projects, IFGR is welcoming as from September a new project manager, Jessica Bergstein-Collay. Jessica has a double curriculum that is especially pertinent for IFGR, in culture and the environment: communication and project management in sustainable development, with a slant towards international cooperation. Her different experiences (cinema press officer, sustainable development project  manager […]

Created in 2009 by scientists specialised in the environment, the concept of planetary boundary defines nine variables that regulate the stability of the planet and which must not be crossed in order to ensure “safe and fair” development for humanity. The freshwater cycle is the sixth planetary boundary to be crossed. Divided into two entities: […]

Following on from the last United Nations Water Conference held last March in New York, the United Nations General Assembly voted for the organisation of two new conferences: The United Nations Water Conference of 2026 to speed up the implementation of SDG 6, clean water, and drainage. The United Nations Water Conference of 2028 to […]

Launched by IFGR two years ago, the programme Living with Rivers continues its course giving voice to rivers and mobilizing territorial actors with increasing pertinence. Mobilizing a large audience Originally founded to bring together entities and experts involved with rivers, in 2021 IFGR decided to create the programme Living with Rivers. Its purpose? To open […]

Living with Rivers and its manifesto celebrate their 170 signatories and will soon be 1 year old! Best Off soirée Living with Rivers  Relive the highlights of this global action and share views and knowledge: vidéo best off à ajouter To continue making the voice of rivers heard, follow the movement by signing and relaying  […]

François Mandin, 59 years old, is a farmer at Luçon in Vendée, where his family has managed a farm for four generations. He is also the President of APAD, Association for the Promotion of Sustainable Agriculture. During this hottest summer ever recorded, we wanted to interview him regarding the topics of water and agriculture: the […]