Labeled initiatives

The “At the Source of the Great Seine Valley Garden” workshop is an international territorial creativity workshop, based on the methodology of the Cergy Workshops, which boasts 40 years of experience. It brings together fifteen young, volunteer professionals from diverse backgrounds to work collaboratively on imagining more sustainable territories within the Seine River basin, which […]

Following the severe floods of 2015 and 2016, flood risk prevention became a top priority for SEBB. To better anticipate and manage these events, 10 monitoring stations were installed to monitor the 1,028 km of waterways within the region. In parallel, an early warning system was implemented to quickly inform local decision-makers in the event […]

The project to support concerted management of the marine reach is part of the IDEL association’s program for the Protection and Preservation of Marine Ecosystems, and is in line with the goal of achieving MDG 14. The project aims to ensure responsible, respectful and sustainable use by all stakeholders in the area (oil companies, fishermen, […]

The aim of this project of Tchendukua – Ici et ailleurs is to draw inspiration from the ancestral knowledge and practices of the Kogi people (Colombia) to re-examine our current practices with regard to the environment and rivers. In 2023, a delegation of Kogis, supported by French and Swiss scientists, came along the Rhône to […]

Between 1926 and 2000, 34 Rhône festivals were organized, alternating between France (Marseille, Arles, Avignon, Lyon) and Switzerland (Geneva, Lausanne, Vevey, Sierre…). These festivals have ambitious objectives, with a transnational and transdisciplinary focus. They generally cover a number of aspects : economic (the inauguration of a bridge, river transport, tourism development, flood management and the […]