Environment committee  My expertise is not in politics or governance, but more in science. The agreement is certainly very critical. We need to value it. As mentioned by the ZIP committee representatives, I find the round tables very useful in terms of water management. I’m the director of a research group, and we often take part in these meetings.

Environment committee  Mr. Chair and members of the committee, thank you for your invitation. Today, I'd like to share a few scientific principles on how freshwater ecosystems work and, in particular, why it's important to adopt a watershed-based approach. Freshwaters are by nature connected ecosystems with directionality in their fluxes and flows.