The World General Assembly of INBO, the international event devoted to water management at the level of river basins throughout the world, will take place in Bordeaux, France, at the Cité Mondiale Convention Centre (18 Parvis des Chartrons) from 7 to 10 October 2024.
You are invited to attend by INBO, the French water agencies, in particular the Adour-Garonne water agency, the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region and the French Biodiversity Office.
Program
Monday 7th October
Centre de Congrès Cité Mondiale, 18 Parvis des Chartrons, 33000 Bordeaux
- 9.30 am – 12.00 pm: GOVAQUA Water Governance Seminar
Venue: Brasilia 1 Room - 2.00 pm – 6.00 pm: Technical workshop ‘Improving the coherence of water and biodiversity policies, from cities to basins’
Venue: Brisbane Amphitheatre for the plenary sessions; Brasilia Rooms 1, 2 & 3 for the working groups - 6:30 pm – 9:00 pm : Speeches by the inviting authorities and cocktail reception
Headquarters of the Nouvelle-Aquitaine Region, 14 Rue François de Sourdis, 33000 Bordeaux
Tuesday 8th October
Cité Mondiale Congress Centre, 18 Parvis des Chartrons, 33000 Bordeaux
- 09.00 am – 1.00 pm: Official opening ceremony of INBO’s World General Assembly
Venue: Brisbane Amphitheatre - 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm: Presentation ‘Science-policy interface for water management: the contributions of the European Water4All project’
Venue: Bamako Room - 2.00 pm – 3.45 pm: Thematic session 1: ‘International and transboundary cooperation for basin management’
Venue: Brisbane Amphitheatre - 4.15 pm – 6.00 pm:
Parallel sessions 2: ‘The dual challenge of restoring and maintaining water quality’- 2.A. Good ecological status of waters
Venue: Brasilia 1-2 Room - 2.B. Transboundary cooperation and water quality management
Venue: Brisbane Amphitheatre - 2.C. Agriculture and water quality
Venue: Brasilia 3 Room
- 2.A. Good ecological status of waters
Wednesday 9th October
Cité Mondiale Congress Centre, 18 Parvis des Chartrons, 33000 Bordeaux
- 9.00 am – 10.45 am: Thematic Session 3: ‘Water scarcity: planning and tools for the quantitative management of water resources at basin level’
Venue: Brisbane Amphitheatre - 11.15 am – 1.00 pm:
Parallel sessions 4: ‘Tools and measures for adapting to climate change’.- 4.A. Reconciling the natural and urban water cycles: basin-scale strategy for wastewater reuse and other non-conventional water resources for water security
Venue: Brasilia 3 Room - 4.B. Data and information for climate change adaptation in basins
Venue: Brisbane Amphitheatre - 4.C. Integration of Nature-based Solutions for climate change adaptation in river basins
Venue: Brasilia 1-2 Rooms
- 4.A. Reconciling the natural and urban water cycles: basin-scale strategy for wastewater reuse and other non-conventional water resources for water security
- 2:15 pm – 4:00 pm: Thematic session 5: ‘Meeting the challenge of adapting to climate change: the benefits of good basin governance’.
Venue: Brisbane Amphitheatre - 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm: Statutory session of INBO’s World General Assembly
Venue: Brisbane Amphitheatre - 5:30 pm – 6:00 pm: Official high-level closing ceremony
Venue: Brisbane Amphitheatre
Others
- Working meetings (see detailed programme)
- Annual meeting of the heads of European cross-border basin organisations (see detailed programme)
- Technical visits (see detailed programme)
- Gala dinner (see detailed programme)
Documents:
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