International Science Festival

The "International Science Festival: agriculture - food - environment" is back for a fourh edition, centring on "water, from its sources to the ocean", from 13:00 to 15:30 GMT on 29 November.
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 . 

Programme 

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

13:00: Introduction

• Céline Jurgensen, ambassadrice, permanent representation of France to the United Nations in Rome
• Philippe Mauguin, Chair and CEO of INRAE

13:10: Session 1 "Observe and anticipate" 

Moderator: CIRAD

• 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, Éric Sauquet, INRAE

Q&A (10 min)

13:50:­ Session 2 "Managing water resources and preserving quality"

Moderator: IRD

• « 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 (10 min)

14:30: Film "Flora Artzner, agricultural engineer and word Wingfoil champion"

14:35: Session "Seas and the ocean: maintaining sustainable ecosystems"

Moderator: Flora Artzner

• The French Ocean Observing System (FrOOS), Lucie Cocquempot, IFREMER
• Traditional fishing – deep sea fishing and fish, comparing views, Marc Léopold and Julien Barde, IRD
• Impact of climate on fishing and aquaculture, Pierre Petitgas, IFREMER
• 2025 UN Ocean Conference – what scientific issues are involved?, Chiraz Talbi, IFREMER

Q&A (10 min)

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

Moderator: 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
• Élisabeth Claverie de Saint Martin,  Chair and CEO of CIRAD

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