Science Café: "Sharing Water"

October 10, 2024, 8:00 p.m. - October 10, 2024, 10:00 p.m.

Science Cafés 2024 2025

On Thursday, October 10, 2024, at 8 p.m. at the MJC in Chambéry, the scientific culture association Science Action is organizing a meeting on the theme of "Water Sharing."

ABOUT THE MEETING

Droughts, mega-basins, hillside reservoirs, pumping from rivers... the issue of water sharing is becoming crucial for the future of human activities and natural ecosystems. For agriculture, food, energy, industry, and winter sports, water is a resource under pressure, and preserving its reserves is a vital issue in the current context of climate change.

Drinking water supply, hydroelectric dams, cooling nuclear power plants, etc. These different uses and the conflicts that could arise from them show how water is a common good but also a resource unlike any other.

How can we preserve water resources and protect rich biodiversity? What are the possible ways to reconcile the various challenges? What solutions can the different stakeholders consider to limit their needs and share this resource more "fairly"? Will agriculture run out of water? What are the consequences of a drop in reservoir levels on electricity production?

ABOUT THE SPEAKERS

  • Florent Bérard: Water Resources Project Manager , Quantity and Quality, CISALB
  • Georges Marchand: Business leader, CGMSE
  • Laurent Bellet: Head of Climate and Adaptation at EDF Hydro
  • Marielle André: Head of Agriculture, Forestry, and Rural Affairs for Greater Chambéry – Department of Urban Planning and Local Development.
  • Pierre Mazingue: Hydraulics without borders
  • Alain Mouflard: Hydraulics without borders 

ABOUT SCIENCE CAFÉS

Science Cafés allow the general public to discuss a wide range of topics, often related to current events, with experts and researchers in a friendly atmosphere. They are organized by the Science-Actions association, in collaboration with the University of Savoie Mont Blanc, the city of Chambéry, the Astrée cinema, and the MJC youth center in Chambéry.

These evenings are organized around the principle of a debate, which is based on questions asked by the audience to the speakers. They are neither lectures nor conferences given by a speaker. They allow everyone to form their own opinion on often complex subjects for which there is no simple or single solution. They also provide an opportunity to learn more about the research being carried out locally in the Chambéry area and neighboring regions by researchers, engineers, and doctors who volunteer their time to participate in our evenings.

Once a quarter, Cafés Science takes the form of a movie screening called Ciné Science. In this case, the film is shown at the Astrée cinema at 8:30 p.m. It is followed by a discussion with two or three experts on the film's theme.

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