International Science Festival | A webinar focused on the challenges we face with water worldwide

The "International Science Festival: Agriculture – Food - Environment" is back for its fourth edition, this year on the theme: "Water, from its sources to the ocean".

Find out all about scientists’ contributions to the global challenges of water risk management, the preservation of freshwater resources and marine ecosystem with 12 European and International experts.

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12:55 PM: Film "Imagine a world 4°C warmer" 

Film produced by the Partenariat Français pour l’Eau (PFE) and Initiatives pour l’avenir des grands fleuves (IAGF). Directed by Kader Alihadef and Thaïs Beaussé.

1:00 PM: Opening

• Céline Jurgensen, ambassador, permanent representation of France to the United Nations in Rome
• Philippe Mauguin, Chair and CEO of INRAE: "2024-2026, decisive years for water".

1:15 PM: Session 1 "Observe and anticipate"

Moderator: Nicole de Paula, UN Food Systems Coordination Hub

• Floods and flooding: working together to anticipate and prevent flood risk - Maria-Helena Ramos, INRAE 
• Hydrological risks in the Mediterranean in the context of climate change - Yves Tramblay, IRD 
• Groundwater: a solution to combat droughts? Lessons from semi-arid regions - Sarah Tweed, IRD 
• Long term hydrological projections: EXPLORE 2 project - Eric Sauquet, INRAE 

Q&A 

1:45 PM: Session 2 "Managing water resources and preserving quality"

Moderator:  Farah Hamamouche, research in water sciences, BRDA. Consultant for G-EAU research unit

• Collectively build solutions for better water resilience in areas in the south of Maghreb: experience from the MASSIRE project - Nicolas Faysse, CIRAD, and Ali Hammani, IAV Hassan II 
• Agroecology and water resilience for sustainable food systems - Olivier Lepiller, CIRAD
• Nature-based solutions to preserve quality - Julien Tournebize, INRAE 
• Large tropical rivers, the impact of climate change and their role on oceans - Jean-Michel Martinez, IRD 

Q&A

2:30 PM: Film "Flora Artzner, agricultural engineer and world wingfoil champion"

2:35 PM: Session "Seas and the ocean: maintaining sustainable ecosystems"

Moderator: Flora Artzner

• The French Ocean Observing System (FrOOS) - Lucie Cocquempot, Ifremer 
• A cross-sectional look at high seas and small-scale fisheries and resources  - Marc Léopold and Julien Barde, IRD 
• Impact of climate on fishing and aquaculture - Pierre Petitgas, Ifremer 
• From Science to decision-making: 2025, a pivotal year for the ocean – Wilfried Sanchez, Ifremer

Q&A 

3:15 PM: What governance for the continuum "Water, from its sources to the ocean?"

Moderated by Raoul Mille, scientific advisor for the permanent representation of France to the United Nations in Rome

• François Houllier, Chair and CEO of Ifremer
• Valérie Verdier, Chair and CEO of IRD
• Elisabeth Claverie de Saint-Martin, Chair and CEO of CIRAD