News from IFGR and the rivers of the world

The second meeting "Building and urban planning along the Rhone" from Initiatives for the Future of Great Rivers will take place in April 2017 at the Maison de la Danse in Lyon.

The longest river of the Iberian peninsula, the Tagus flows over a distance of 1,038 km from its source in northern Spain to Lisbon in Portugal, where it reaches the Atlantic. However its condition gives rise for concern. A severe and long drought that has hit Portugal and Spain for 3 years is affecting the […]

IFGR organise a conference on the theme of rivers and health

The Art Cade Gallery in Marseille invited Bernd Gundermann, founder of Urbia Group and IFGR member, to share his architectural sketches in the framework of the exhibition "The first five minutes".

In 2016, IFGR became a partner of Quais du Départ, the Lyon festival of travel books and films, whose fifth edition was held from 24 to 27 November 2016. Two highlights stood out in this first year of the partnership.

Fourth international session of the IFGR panel – from 13 to 17 March 2017, at Itaipu (Paraguay). Session theme: Hydroelectricity & energy models. Itaipu (Paraguay) le 13/03/2017 The fourth session of the IFGR panel was held at Itaipu, where the dam of the same name is located, at the border between Paraguay and Brazil. On […]