International Expo "Water and Sustainable Development"
Summer course 'Water: a Collective Responsibility'
Start Date: Monday, 27 August 2007, 10:30 h
End Date: Friday, 31 August 2007, 14:00 h
Place: International University Menéndez Pelayo, Santander, Spain
URL: http://www.uimp.es/academicas_verano.as ...
Organised by: International University Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP)
backThe International University Menéndez Pelayo (UIMP) organized a summer course on ‘Water: a Collective Responsibility.’ The course aimed to establish a status report on the Millennium Development Goals related to water, the efficiency of measures taken to overcome challenges, and the compromises that the water sector – both public and private – must make to become fully functional in Spain.
Eduardo Mestre, Director of the Water Tribune, looked at the theme of ‘Water and Global Sustainability’ on 30 August at 10:00, with a speech concerning the sustainable management of water resources. Mr. Mestre also participated in a roundtable focusing on ‘Water and Global Society.’ This event took place on the same day at 4:30 P.M.
Within the framework of this course, the Spanish Minister for the Environment organized a series of side events, which was held in a tent located inside the university. At 1:15 P.M. on 30 August, Eduardo Mestre participated in a discussion on ‘Water, Cooperation and Latin America.’
Access the summary of Mr. Eduardo Mestre’s speech on ‘Water Resources and Sustainability’ [PDF format – 44 KB, in Spanish]
Access the summary of the presentation of the book ‘Drought in Spain. Guidelines to minimize its impacts’ [PDF format – 49 KB, in Spanish]
Access the summary of Mr. Alberto Herrero’s intervention on the theme ‘The Right to Water’ [PDF format – 25 KB, in Spanish]
