Bone: "Water in Aragon is an element of identity and political priority"
Alfredo Bone, opened the Fourth Meeting of Experts on water entitled "Water Management and Change Climate: Zaragoza brings together 60 experts in national and international
Alfredo Bone, opened the Fourth Meeting of Experts on water entitled "Water Management and Change Climate: congregates Zaragoza to 60 national and international experts
GOVERNMENT OF ARAGON .- The Minister of Environment, Alfredo Bone, opened the Fourth Meeting of Experts on water entitled "Water Management and Climate Change: Facing the uncertainties ", brings in Zaragoza to 60 national and international experts
President World Water Council, Loïc Fauchon, which has given a lecture, Aragon invited to present at the World Water Forum, the solutions adopted in Aragon in water and be of interest to other regions
Councilor Environment, Alfredo Bone, opened the Fourth Meeting of Experts on the water, a three-day forum that hosts 60 national and international experts under the theme "Water Management and Climate Change: Dealing with uncertainties."
The meeting is organized by the Aragon Water Institute (IAA), and has the support of CIAM (International Center for Water and the Environment), the International Water Resources Association (IWRA) and the Center for Third World of Water Management in Mexico.
In the opening ceremony, Alfredo Bone has been accompanied by Director of Water Institute of Aragon, Rafael Izquierdo, the chairman of the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico and the 2006 Stockholm Prize, Asit K. Biswas, and scientific advisor ICWE, Cecilia Tortajada. At the opening session was attended by the president of the World Water Council, Loïc Fauchon, which has provided the keynote address "The management of water resources and climate fluctuations."
In his speech, Alfredo Bone has stressed the importance of the two concepts which combines the theme of this meeting, because "in Aragón are particularly sensitive to climate change, since the 91% of the land has a negative water balance, and we're particularly related to water, because their defense is our future and development. "
"For Aragon, years ago the water became an element of identity and political priority," said Bone , who underlined that in Aragon we endow the Foundation of Water Policy and the Statute of Autonomy Aragon as planning and recognition of rights to the Aragonese. Bone
also said that "we are witnessing once again the simple and simplistic conception of other territories only conceive of their area using water from neighboring systems instead of looking for efficient water management. "
For his part, after delivering the keynote address, the president of the World Water Council, Loïc Fauchon, stressed that "for us what he has done in the Expo Zaragoza and Aragon is an example of good relations and cooperation between water experts and policy makers. "
Thus, Fauchon has said that "I've asked the director Bong would like to come and present to the world water forum solutions have been implemented in Aragon in water and can be very useful in other regions of the world. " Fauchon has explained that the next World Water Forum will be held next year in Marseille.
Program
The Fourth International Meeting of Experts addressed until next Wednesday a comprehensive program of presentations and meetings, held in Building Cajalón of Zaragoza, in order to advance the search for answers to the new challenges of water management given the uncertainties posed by climate change.
The first day will address the impact of climate change on water resources from a global vision, with speeches by leading international experts, including Loïc Fauchon.
Moreover, international experiences will be presented in water planning in relation to climate change in countries like Singapore, Netherlands, Mexico, Sweden and India, among others.
On Tuesday, a session will first English experience on water planning in relation to climate change, and practical experience in water management and adaptation to climate change in the systems of the deltas in the Netherlands and in farming systems countries Europe and India.
The meeting will devote a session to the experiences of water management in different regions. Here, the representation of Aragon, through the IAA, try Water Management and Climate Change Strategy Aragon and Clean Energy Climate Change (EACCEL).
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