Beskrivning
Free Flow 2024 was an international conference on protecting and restoring free-flowing rivers that is gathering policy makers, river managers, ecologists, researchers, students and industry. Rivers are under threat and freshwater biodiversity in decline. More than ever, the need to find solutions to build climate resilience and safeguard rivers that adapt to a changing environment becomes pressing for the future of nature and people.
The conference was synchronised with the SWIMWAY conference 2024 which took place on April 17-19, 2024, in Groningen.
Programme:
The event took place in Groningen and welcomed around 400 delegates from all over Europe and the rest of the world.
Agenda, April 15 & 16:Two days of around hundred presentations divided in parallel sessions with keynote speakers opening proceedings each day on the main stage. There was also a cocktail reception on the first evening and a conference dinner on the second. During the day there were poster sessions and a marketplace with relevant industry representatives. This took place in the creative atmosphere of the Oosterpoort venue.
April 17:
As a part of the conference, we offered five field trip options organised in cooperation with Wadden Sea Swimway project.