2023

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Preparing for the water crisis with cactus inspiration
Jean-Baptiste Landes

Jean-Baptiste Landes

Water resource sharing specialist

Climate change is disrupting the water cycle, and humanity urgently needs to adapt. Cities, home to most of the world's population, are at the heart of this challenge. How can we accelerate our transition to a new model? Could the evolution of the cactus be the key to successful collective adaptation? Jean-Baptiste Landes discovered the magic of water, the basis of life, through his experiments with rivers. He also realized that this precious resource was not being given due consideration. Thanks to his talent for innovation, he is developing projects to preserve and make better use of water. With his company, Cactile, he is determined to improve rainwater management in urban areas and buildings.

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