Labeled initiatives

The Yélian Association is leading a community co-construction initiative for the sustainable rehabilitation and participatory governance of the Black River in southern Benin. The 85 km river crosses several municipalities before flowing into the lagoon of Porto-Novo and is subject to increasing pressures: sediment filling, plant proliferation, pollution and erosion. It directly supports 15,000 to […]

The POPSU Transitions action-research program on river and port metropolises (Lyon, Strasbourg, Rouen) led by the Université Lyon 3 and the Métropole de Lyon is a project that provides an opportunity to compare uses and share thoughts on rivers. (Rhône, Saône, Rhin et Seine), in the context of the ecological transition and adaptation to climate […]

This project is supported by the “Martuwarra-Fitzroy River Council (MFRC)”. Painting the Martuwarra is a project on the recognition that the living waters of rivers have deep cultural significance, relationships and obligations to care. It is also a matter of demapping and re-mapping Australia and decolonizing its rivers. It will be a pictorial statement of […]

The Living Lab (LL) Restore is an initiative supported by the Switch Interdisciplinary Thematic Institute of the University of Strasbourg. The objective is to co-design, test and evaluate in real conditions innovative solutions to meet the challenges of river management and restoration in the context of global changes (climate, ecological and social). Our actions are […]

The Aoos-Vjosa river is one of the last largely free flowing rivers in Europe, shared between Greece and Albania and internationally recognised for its outstanding ecological value. Despite the multiple protection regimes in place, several pressures such as obsolete river barriers, existing and planned hydropower plants threaten river connectivity and hydromorphology, important habitats and native […]

Born in the wake of Cyclone Batsirai in 2022, the initiative led by Cœur de Forêt aims to strengthen the resilience of the coastal territory of Mananjary (Vatovavy region, Madagascar) by reconnecting populations with wetland ecosystems. The Mananjary River and the Pangalanes Canal structure ecological balances and livelihoods, which are now threatened by deforestation, degradation […]