GloUrb Webinar #3 - River sediment extraction: can it be managed in a context of widespread urbanization? (19/03/2026)
On March 19, 2026
4pm to 6pm
Webinar series : "Threatened Rivers: a global prospective"
As part of the 2026 Water Week
Webinar in English and French with simultaneous translation
Free registration (required) is available at the bottom of the page
River sediment extraction: can it be managed
in a context of widespread urbanization?
From 4:00 to 6:00 PM (Paris time)
Moderators
Mathias Kondolf, Hervé Piégay & Barbara Belletti
As part of the 2026 Water Week
Webinar in English and French with simultaneous translation
Free registration (required) is available at the bottom of the page
GloUrb Webinar on March 19, 2026
River sediment extraction: can it be managed
in a context of widespread urbanization?
From 4:00 to 6:00 PM (Paris time)
Moderators
Mathias Kondolf, Hervé Piégay & Barbara Belletti
Speakers
Céline Duwig – Modeling the Impact of Potential Surface Pollution on the Aquifer of the Largest Urban Center in the Altiplano (Bolivia)
Dr Vikrant Jain – Hydro-geomorphic impacts of anthropogenic stresses on the Yamuna River, India
Dr Santiago Paul Yépez Figueroa – Linking in-channel mining pressure with geomorphological impacts in the Biobío River: the added value of hyper-temporal nanosatellite and UAV observations
Gabriel Melun – Impacts of Alluvial Mining Activities on Small Rivers in French Guiana
Baptiste Potet – Morphosedimentary Restoration Strategy of the Dordogne River: Contributions from the LIFE Dordogne River Project
Dr Vikrant Jain – Hydro-geomorphic impacts of anthropogenic stresses on the Yamuna River, India
Dr Santiago Paul Yépez Figueroa – Linking in-channel mining pressure with geomorphological impacts in the Biobío River: the added value of hyper-temporal nanosatellite and UAV observations
Gabriel Melun – Impacts of Alluvial Mining Activities on Small Rivers in French Guiana
Baptiste Potet – Morphosedimentary Restoration Strategy of the Dordogne River: Contributions from the LIFE Dordogne River Project
Registration
Free registration is required to receive the Zoom link.
