GFDD, FUNGLODE and Virtual Educa Caribe Will Present Latin American Forum on Water and Environment During Virtual Educa Zaragoza

During this one-of-a-kind gathering, international leaders will work together to fulfill the following objectives: categorize existing initiatives related to water networks; assess information tools available to facilitate thematic networks; establish cooperative relationships among
educational institutions and the public and private sectors; define the basic characteristics of the working group designated to develop the Institute for Water and Environment.

 

The forum will feature the participation of the following experts: Iván Madariaga Sierra, Executive Secretary of Consejo Regional de los Ríos (Chile); Victor Cruz Cardona, General Director, Asociación Universitaria
Iberoamericana de Posgrado (Colombia); Eduardo Camacho, Director of the Institute of Geosciences, Universidad de Panamá; Manuel Perló, Director of the Center for Urban Studies, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (México); Diego Díaz Martín, Head of the Environmental Studies Department, Universidad Metropolitana (Venezuela); José Armando Tavárez, Rector, Instituto Tecnológico de
las Americas (Dominican Republic); Asunción Sanz, Director of Projects, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (Washington, DC); Enrique Sáez Olivito, Center for Sustainable Development Studies, Universidad de Zaragoza (Spain); Juan Manuel Cachaza Silveiro, Director of the Center for Research and Technological Development on Water, Universidad de Salamanca (Spain); Ernesto Hontoria García, Director, Escuela de Caminos, Universidad de Granada
(Spain).

 

GFDD, FUNGLODE, VEC and their partners propose that by expanding thematic networks aimed at mobilizing information, technical assistance and multilateral funds, governments, organizations and communities across the Region will be better equipped to address the challenges that confront them. Such networks vastly contribute to the advancement of research and promote collaboration between scientists at the international level.
Moreover, networks offer support that favors equal access to education and training, substantially reducing the digital-divide characteristic of the Region.

 

The organizing entities conceptualize the Institute for Water and Environment as being an organism that will join together representatives federal and state governments, local agencies, environmental groups and communities in Latin America to advance understanding of the
importance of healthy watersheds, and promote the restoration and protection of all watershed basins in the Region, through advocacy, training, research and education.

 

VEC works to facilitate access to knowledge, elevate labor efficiency, and ultimately contribute to a