The observation is not new, our territories have to adapt to environmental, social and economic challenges. The health crisis, the increasingly destructive floods, among other climatic events...
Nearly a billion people suffer from malnutrition, do not have access to drinking water or electricity. Without a profound change in the use of these resources, it will not be possible to meet future needs.
The global ecological crisis calls for “accelerating” the ecological transition. The tension between acceleration/urgency and slowing down/debate/reflexivity questions our ability to transform the way we make choices.
Current and future climate change will require reviewing and adapting building and renovation practices in many countries.
Recent news reports major crises linked to excess or deficit rainfall. Whether we are talking about floods or droughts, the consequences of these events are multiple, cumulative and very often dramatic.
The floods in Europe have shown the vulnerability of our societies in the face of natural disasters amplified by global warming as well as by the hydromorphological alterations undergone by waterways.
Disturbances of terrestrial ecosystems are deeply marked by the reduction of the biocenosis and the multiplication of permanent agricultural areas.
Twenty academics who approach global changes with predilection in their research have responded to the invitation to be part of the scientific committee of our founding colloquium, and we thank them:
Our time is marked by great global upheavals which should engage our societies in a race for adaptation to manage the consequences of these changes, to mitigate the risks.
