«From shortage to the social and environmental reassignment of water»It is the motto of this new edition of the Iberian Congress, the thirteenth that will bring together researchers, professionals and social agents throughout the Iberian Peninsula and the world that contribute to achieve a paradigm shift in water management.
I know there They can know the latest advances and innovative works carried out around the urban water cyclegovernance models in times of scarcity, the pending challenges we have with the landscapes and ecosystems of water and the dialogues about the interdependence between water and agricultural socio -ecosystems that lead us to the fair water transition.
The urban water cycle faces great challenges, from the collection to sanitation, including the protection of sources, the use of regenerated water and urban sustainability. In Spain, the right to water is protected as a municipal public good.
Water: The most precious good
He XIII Iberian Congress of Water Management and Planning, Organized by the New Water Culture Foundation (FNCA), it will be held in Salamanca between February 24 and 26. Under the slogan ‘from the shortage to the social and environmental reallocation of water’, more than 150 investigating people in water themes in 15 countries will meet at the Archbishop Fonseca school of the University of Salamanca.
The main axis of the appointment It will be the fair water transition, linked to the agrarian water transition and the social distribution of water.
«The fair water transition has to guarantee the human right to water and sanitation. In addition, the natural water factories will help us to be more prepared in front of the already drought to reduce flood damage, ”explains Julia Martínez, president of the Scientific Committee of Congress together with Fernando Valladares, disseminator and biologist of the Higher Council for Scientific Research (CSIC).
“Must recover water ecosystems as a service that gives nature for free and that so far we have been belittling. There is no war between development and environmentalism, there is no contrast of interests, ”adds Martínez.
A great participation
This new edition of the Biennial Congress is divided into four thematic areas:
- Challenges in the urban cycle from water to climate change.
- Water and agriculturedialogues on the interdependence between water and agricultural socioecosystems.
- Water landscapes and its inaplazable pending subject.
- Advanced governance of water in times of scarcity.
More than 160 investigations, From academic and social perspectives, they will nurture the discussion tables of a Congress in whose organization also participate in the University of Salamanca and IMDEA (Madrid Institute for Advanced Studies).
He Scientific Committee of the XIII Iberian Congress of Water Management and Planning, made up of more than twenty peoplewill give an award endowed with 1,500 euros for the best young communication.