European River Network Roundtable on "new solutions for flood management" - Paris 8 decembre 2017
Among other participants were the Ministry of Environnement (DGPR – Risk prevention directorate), EPTB Seine Grands Lac, the Seine Normandie Water Agency, the Syndicat de rivière de l’Yvette (SIAHVY) and UICN France. The ministry spoke about the “commission mixte inondation” as a place for debate for new flood prevention works before they are alloited a public funding. The idea of living with the risk was also raised. IUCN presented their work and vision about the role of both protection, NGO / citizens implication and nature based solutions such as renaturing rivers for reducing the damages of future floods. They presented the emergence of the NBS concept: it appeared with MEA in 2005, then UICN lobbied to integrate NBS in climate change adaptation agendas; and they announced the 2020 World Nature in Marseille. The idea of building on different conceptual frame was raised. The director of EPTB Seine Grands Lacs recalled the change of paradigm that was happening in the manageme