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Initiatives for the Future of Great Rivers (IFGR) and the Compagnie Nationale du Rhône (CNR) will participate at the conference "Water at the heart of change. Accelerate to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals", organized by the French Water Paternship (FWP), French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) and the Agence Française de Développement (AFD).
This conference will take place on June 26, from 9:00am to 5:30pm, in the Nelson Mandela Auditorium, The Mistral Building (AFD).
The ambition of the Sustainable Development Goals, especially SDG 6 on water, commits us to think and act collectively to end persistent inequalities and environmental degradation. Population growth, urbanization, increased vulnerabilities, drought and flood risks related to climate change: in this context of global change, accelerate the implementation of the SDGs is needed.
The conference “Water at the heart of change” will gather high-level personalities as part of this day of reflection. The actors of the territories, whether they are citizens, managers, decision-makers, researchers or elected officials, will question our individual and collective capacities to join a dynamic of change. These questions will be based on “stories” from different territories. These exchanges will bring out levers to accelerate the implementation of Agenda 2030.
Introduction (9.30am-10.30am)
Session 1 (10.30am-11.30am) “Join a process of change, what individual and collective abilities? ”
Session 2 (1pm-3pm) “Water in the heart of territories, what levers for change?”
Session 3 (3.30pm-5pm) “What levers for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals? Voices responsible for change »
Conclusion (5pm-5.30pm)
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