Registrations open until 4 september 2024

The first school organised by the OneWater - Eau Bien Commun programme will be held from 14 to 18 October 2024 in Le Mée-sur-Seine. The aim of this week of reflection on issues related to water management and climate change is to contribute to the various scientific challenges being tackled by OneWater using an original multi-stakeholder approach. OneWater - Eau Bien Commun aims not only to produce new knowledge to re-establish water as a common good, but also to respond to water issues in France and support stakeholders in their decision-making.

The theme of this first OneWater school will be "The challenges of water for living organisms (humans, fauna, flora)". It will seek to understand the water-related issues faced by French and all local stakeholders in charge of water management, in the context of climate change and pressure on resources, and the need to preserve and restore ecosystems.

The aim is to provide a collective intelligence experience to meet these challenges, drawing on the diversity (disciplinary and sectoral) of skills and profiles involved: researchers, decision-makers, managers, experts in water issues, etc. The discussions will be based on case studies to help understand the unique nature of the issues associated with specific territories.

We invite you to contribute to the preparation of the summary of water-related issues for each of the case studies that will be used during the school. Please submit your contributions by 13 September so that they can be included in the summary and so that everyone can read them before coming to the school. Please note that you will only be able to submit documents once you have pre-registered.

Participation in the school is linked to a commitment by participants over the week.

Registration limited to 50 participants. If the number of pre-registered participants exceeds the event's capacity, the organising committee may have to select candidates in order to ensure a diversity of skills and profiles represented during the week. OneWater will cover all costs relating to catering and accommodation for participants on site. Participants are responsible for their own transport.