Expo Zaragoza 2008 :: The Legacy of Zaragoza

Solutions for the
future from the present

The Legacy of Zaragoza appears on the horizon of Expo 2008 as something tangible to be brought to the future. The range of solutions to the most compelling issues of water and sustainable development will ensue from an intense process of debate, conciliation, summary, organisation, edition, publication and diffusion which will be presented to society in the form of a document of synthesis: The Zaragoza Charter.

The Zaragoza Charter, the backbone of this legacy, will summarise the conclusions reached by over 2000 experts from all fields of knowledge, who will give more than 200 lectures. To this must be added the public and private contributions made by individuals and groups coming from Agora and the Parallel Meetings and Events: a rich and plural collection of ideas and solutions which will be studied and evaluated by a Scientific Committee composed of the most important international experts on the subject of water resources.

This document will open up a door into the future from the present and will contribute to determining the parameters of a new state of the issues regarding water and sustainable development. The Zaragoza Charter breaks away from a vision from the past which is only based on diagnosis and aims to be a guiding light for contemporary and future initiatives regarding water and sustainability.

Furthermore, the legacy of documents on the subjects that sustain the Water Tribune and the thought behind Expo 2008 will include great personalities and outstanding scientists, technicians, politicians, legislators, entrepreneurs and academics.