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EMMAH participera cette semaine à la COP21sur invitation de l’UNESCO.

En effet le groupe hydrogéologie de l’UMR EMMAH est co-auteur d’un manifeste pour l’UNESCO appelant, dans le cadre de la COP21, nos dirigeants à prendre conscience du rôle stratégique que doivent jouer les eaux souterraines pour l’adaptation au changement climatique. Les hydrogéologues avignonnais participeront donc à la journée dédiée à l’eau et au climat (le 02/12) où sera présenté ce manifeste.

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Water and Climate Day - UNESCO Pavilion at COP21

When, local time: Wednesday, 2 December 2015 - 11:00am to 6:50pmWhere: FranceType of Event: Category 8-SymposiumContact: b.avila@unesco.org

At COP21, an entire day will be dedicated to Water and Climate on the 2nd December 2015 at Le Bourget. On this occasion, UNESCO-IHP will organize various water-related events in the UNESCO Pavilion at COP21, celebrating also the 50 years anniversary of UNESCO water programmes.

Water plays a key role in climate change negotiations. To celebrate the 50 years anniversary of UNESCO water programmes a special event will take place to launch the book “Water, People and Cooperation – 50 years of water programmes for sustainable development at UNESCO”.

Various other events and panel sessions will introduce to water-related projects for coping climate change impacts from a broad perspective. The events will cover different themes like: water at schools, tools and methodologies to address water resources challenges, the UNESCO’s World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP), groundwater in changing climate, water quality and ecohydrology.

This is a unique occasion to discover about UNESCO’s work on water and climate change in the context of the climate change negotiations at COP21.

Water and Climate Day