Scientific Forum “Water Tribune”

Galiza will be represented at the forum “Water Tribune”, the great scientific meeting of the Expo, by 14 Galician scientists who will deal with many other projects related to water and the sustainable development.

These projects were selected from a total of 30 submitted by Galiza, which is the autonomous region that takes most of the experts to the Expo, the 35% of the state, a figure equal to that of countries such as Russia, Colombia or Argelia. 350 scientists from all over the world will take part of it. The Galicians belong to the three universities, to NGOs such as Engineers Without Borders, to ecologic associations as Adega, etc.

The Forum “Water Tribune” will finish after three months of discussions with the Zaragoza Charter, a document that will set the good habits of the states and territories, and of their inhabitants in relation to water consumption and to the sustainable development.

List of Participant Galician scientists

• Augusto Pérez Alberti (July 21-23): Subglaciers sub-Antartic Region
• Benedicto Soto González (June 30 to July 3): Fluvial Environment Alteration because of climate changes
• José A. Cid Fernández (September 1 to 3): Energy uses of water resources
• Josefina Garrido González (June 30 to July 3): Diversity of aquatic invertebrates in stagnant water
• Virginia Rodríguez (August 4 to 6): Project “Rivers”-Adega
• Cástor Guisande Glez (June 16 to 20): Factors that structure the community of fish in the Amazon
• Enrique Peña (June 30 to July 3): Cooperation in the Development – hidrosanitary projects.
• Jerónimo Puertas (June 30 to July 3): Devices to clear obstacles in rivers for fish fauna
• Joaquín Suárez López (July 15 to 18): Management contamination. Drainage, weather, rain and other topics
• Jordi Delgado (June 16 to 20): Closure and restoration of miner hollows – Master of Water Engineering University of Coruna (UDC)
• Xan Neira (June 16 to 20): Sustainable Use of Water in agroecosystems
• Raquel Fernández Beceiro (August 4 to 6): Recovery of the Valley Esmelle- Ferrol
• Serafín González (July 7 to 9): Recovery of the Lake Antela-A Limia
• Emilio Louro (August 4 to 6): Marine Reserve of Lira