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SUMMARY:Red Sea corals - Bridging science & diplomacy in favor of the « 
 Reefs of Hope »
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CATEGORIES:Exhibitions
DESCRIPTION:\nThe photo exhibition gives us the opportunity to « dive 
 » into the heart of the missions carried out in 2022 and 2023 in Djibouti
  by the Transnational Red Sea Center (TRSC)\, in collaboration with its Dj
 iboutian and Sudanese partners\, while at the same time telling a formidab
 le human adventure at the confluence of the scientific\, environmental\, e
 conomic and even geopolitical challenges of our time.\n\nFrom the Gulf of 
 Tadjourah to the Seven Brothers archipelago in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb
 \, in the sometimes calm or turbulent waters of this southernmost tip of t
 he Red Sea\, or taken on board the expedition boat\, the 90 photos illustr
 ate both the spirit and fieldwork of a unique Swiss initiative. Launched i
 n 2019 at EPFL with the support of the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign
  Affairs (DFAE)\, this initiative aims to preserve coral reefs of a very s
 pecial kind\, as they have demonstrated an exceptional capacity to resist 
 climate change.\n\nThese Red Sea “reefs of hope” represent a de facto 
 unique opportunity to ensure that at least one major coral ecosystem - and
  with it the services they provide to the region's populations - will surv
 ive for future generations\, in a context where corals are disappearing at
  a dramatic rate elsewhere in the world due to global warming. Provided th
 ey are preserved from potential sources of local destruction. The TRSC's a
 mbition is to promote the study and conservation of Red Sea corals through
  a regional approach bridging science and diplomacy\, and involving the ei
 ght countries bordering the Red Sea: Saudi Arabia\, Djibouti\, Egypt\, Eri
 trea\, Israel\, Jordan\, Sudan and Yemen.\n\nSince its creation\, capitali
 zing on Switzerland's neutrality and long tradition of promoting dialogue\
 , as well as EPFL's reputation for scientific excellence\, the TRSC has ca
 rried out initial missions to the northern Gulf of Aqaba (Israel and Jorda
 n)\, Sudan and Djibouti\, in collaboration with local academic and institu
 tional partners\, as well as numerous educational\, training and capacity-
 building workshops for the scientific community. The third pillar of the T
 RSC's action is raising awareness through art\, such as the Voices of the 
 Reef project\, launched in Jordan in 2024.\n\nOn March 25\, the exhibition
  will be complemented by a conference on the same theme as part of the Cyc
 le sur la Durabilité. Details to follow.\n\nwww.trsc.org
LOCATION:Place Ada Lovelace
STATUS:CONFIRMED
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