A festive day celebrating water and water health in the Bugey Sud region. Let's talk about trees, hedges, cities, pollution, and budgets. Let's enjoy activities for all ages and discover the Séran River, its history, and its present.
Fighting waste, protecting resources, selecting drought-resistant seeds... Sure! But is this the only way, the only lever we have at our disposal to develop our resilience on a regional scale?
Friday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m.:
Lecture by Samuel Bonvoisin “What if we could grow water?”
For 3.5 billion years, life has not only adapted to climate change. It has literally changed the climate for its own benefit. Temperatures, atmospheric composition, wind patterns, precipitation, available freshwater resources... How do living organisms organize themselves to improve the habitability of our planet? And how can this inspire us to rethink our way of being in the world as humans?
In this lecture, Samuel invites you on a journey to understand hydrological cycles and discover the diversity of regenerative hydrology practices, which have been used for over 50 years in Australia, the United States, Mexico, India, and elsewhere, and which he has been helping to develop and adapt in France since 2016. In this anxious time for our children's future, he wants to help light our way with a story of hope, showing that we can do much better than watch our planet burn if we decide to let ourselves be inspired by living things.
This lecture is free and will take place at the opening of the Water Festival organized by the association Eau Bien Commun Bugey Sud on September 13 as part of EBC BS's partnership with the AMI project in Colomieu.
Saturday, September 13, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.: nature activities for all ages - exhibitions
9:30-11 a.m.: guided walk along the Séran
9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.: workshop “Water, costs, choices”
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: lectures “Urban rivers” Pierre Suchet
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.: lunch break
1:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.: lectures “Pollution” (PFAS Virgil Benoît, pesticides, healthcare, medicines)
3:30-5:30 p.m.: Round table discussion: “Restoring trees to their rightful place in the water cycle”
6 p.m.: Show: “The Man Who Planted Trees” by Bernard Villanueva
Friday, September 12 at 7:30 p.m.:
Lecture by Samuel Bonvoisin “What if we could grow water?”
For 3.5 billion years, life has not only adapted to climate change. It has literally changed the climate for its own benefit. Temperatures, atmospheric composition, wind patterns, precipitation, available freshwater resources... How do living organisms organize themselves to improve the habitability of our planet? And how can this inspire us to rethink our way of being in the world as humans?
In this lecture, Samuel invites you on a journey to understand hydrological cycles and discover the diversity of regenerative hydrology practices, which have been used for over 50 years in Australia, the United States, Mexico, India, and elsewhere, and which he has been helping to develop and adapt in France since 2016. In this anxious time for our children's future, he wants to help light our way with a story of hope, showing that we can do much better than watch our planet burn if we decide to let ourselves be inspired by living things.
This lecture is free and will take place at the opening of the Water Festival organized by the association Eau Bien Commun Bugey Sud on September 13 as part of EBC BS's partnership with the AMI project in Colomieu.
Saturday, September 13, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.: nature activities for all ages - exhibitions
9:30-11 a.m.: guided walk along the Séran
9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.: workshop “Water, costs, choices”
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: lectures “Urban rivers” Pierre Suchet
12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.: lunch break
1:30 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.: lectures “Pollution” (PFAS Virgil Benoît, pesticides, healthcare, medicines)
3:30-5:30 p.m.: Round table discussion: “Restoring trees to their rightful place in the water cycle”
6 p.m.: Show: “The Man Who Planted Trees” by Bernard Villanueva
