News from IFGR and the rivers of the world

On 26 June, the new locks of the Panama Canal were inaugurated in the presence of a large number of Heads of State.

The town of Waukesha has become the first municipality located outside the basin of the Great Lakes to be authorised to withdraw water from Lake Michigan.

Second international session of the IFGR panel – from 18 to 21 April 2016, at Montreal. Session themes: “Practical case of the Port of Montreal and the Saint Lawrence River” and “Continuation of two projects from the first session”. Montreal (Quebec) le 18/04/2016 Session themes 1. Practical case of the Port of Montréal and the […]

First international session of the IFGR panel – from 13 to 15 October 2015 at Lyon. Session theme: the place and role of the river in energy transition and the response to climate change. Lyon le 13/10/2015 Rivers, a subject absent from international negotiations Rivers are one of the resources most threatened by climate change. […]

On 4 and 5 May 2016, the Network of Mayors of Municipalities Bordering the Senegal River was created at Bakel (Senegal).

The 2nd session of Initiatives for the Future of Great Rivers was held at Montréal, from 18 to 21 April 2016, at the Montreal Port Administration.