Labeled initiatives

This project is supported by “CEDENMA”. In Quito, Ecuador, a growing citizen’s movement is emerging to defend and restore urban rivers that have been severely degraded by rapid urbanization, wastewater discharges, and weak environmental governance. Community organizations, activists, academics and local residents come together to rethink how the city interacts with its rivers and promote […]

The workshop “La métropole du grand jardin séquanien” (non-definitive title) is the second part of a cycle of three international territorial creativity workshops organized by the Ateliers de Cergy, dedicated to the ecology and habitability of the Seine basin and its tributaries. It is a continuation of the first workshop “Aux sources du Grand Jardin […]

Yakusimi Runa: the people who speak the language of water Started in 2023 in France and led by the AINANOCAN association, in partnership with Red Yuma (Colombia), the Yakusimi Runa process is an alliance project and a cycle of intercultural dialogue meetings focused on the ethics of water care. This alliance is based on the […]

Climate change is leading to increasing disastrous floods events globally. Comprehensive mapping of watercourses to accurately assess risk areas is therefore key; however, existing systems provide limited coverage and inadequate data, particularly for minor rivers. Backed by the EIC Accelerator Programme, Project WHYLD aims to address this issue via the development of an innovative and […]

The objective of the initiative led by the Garonne Study and Management Joint Syndicate is to implement actions related to the hydromorphology of the Garonne River, aiming to restore a functional ecological balance that is connected to the surrounding aquatic ecosystems. These aquatic ecosystems play a crucial role in regulating water resources, facilitating groundwater recharge, […]