Next Friday, March 22, at 9:30 a.m., CIHEAM Zaragoza will hold the webinar “In search of solutions to water scarcity in the Mediterranean regions”. The webinar will take place according to the following program:
09:30h: Welcome and presentation – Raúl Compés (Director of CIHEAM Zaragoza, Spain)
09:35h: Challenges of water management in the Mediterranean – Marc García (General Secretary of the Mediterranean Water Institute, France)
10:00 a.m.: Discussion: Capacity development in the face of water scarcity
Moderator: Maite Aguinaco (Academic coordinator of the International Master in Sustainable Management and Governance of Water in the Natural and Agricultural Environment at CIHEAM Zaragoza, Spain).
Speakers:
- Enrique Playán (Scientific Coordinator of the International Master in Sustainable Management and Governance of Water in the Natural and Agricultural Environment of CIHEAM Zaragoza, RAMA Group of EEAD-CSIC, Spain)
- Nery Zapata (RAMA Group of EEAD-CSIC, Spain)
- Sophia Bahddou (Cranfield Univ., Rothamsted Research, United Kingdom)
- Taher Kahil (International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis, Austria)
- Ramiro Martínez (Mediterranean Network of River Basin Organizations, Spain)
10:45 a.m.: Debate and closing
The webinar is held on the occasion of World Water Day. Experts from the sector will address the most relevant challenges of water management in Mediterranean regions, especially vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Investment in human capital and the skills demanded by the sector will be the subject of debate during the session.
In this framework, the new edition of the International Master in Sustainable Management and Governance of Water in the Natural and Agricultural Environment will be presented as a capacity development tool to face water challenges.
Get information about the Master Program here
With this webinar, CIHEAM Zaragoza seeks to raise awareness among the scientific, technical, institutional and professional community of the Mediterranean about the need to continue seeking joint solutions to the scarcity of water resources in the region.
The seminar will be held in Spanish, with simultaneous interpretation into English.