Hospital federations of the Caribbean and French Guiana meet to discuss territorial cooperation

The 24th conference of the Hospital Federations of the Caribbean and French Guiana (FHAG) opened on Wednesday, October 21, in Martinique. Participants, including hospital staff from Guadeloupe, French Guiana, and Martinique, gathered until Friday, October 23, to discuss issues related to territorial cooperation.

Land Conference in Martinique

Parallel to this, a conference brought together experts and academics on the Schœlcher campus on October 21 and 22. They discussed land issues in Martinique and proposed concrete solutions for the population and public decision-makers.

Jean-Raphaël Gros-Désormeaux, research director at CNRS, emphasized the importance of a scientific perspective on the land issue. He recalled that this question had been addressed by a team led by Maurice Burac thirty years ago.

Philippe Hunel, a researcher and teacher at the University of the Antilles and an expert in informatics, presented a land vulnerability index based on automated analysis of the cadastral map. This tool aims to identify parcels exposed to the risk of indivision.