Murcia (Spain), 4th November 2011

AGENDA

PARTICIPANTS:

• Campus Mare Nostrum 37/38. Spain (Rectors, General Coordinator and Coordinators CMN)

• Euro-mediterranean Water Institute (IEA). Spain (Director and General Secretary)

• Spanish National Research Council (CSIC). Spain (Coordinator of Agro Sciences)

• Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI). Slovenia (President and Head of External Affairs and cooperation)

• L'Institut Méditerranéen de l'eau Marseille (IME). France (President)

• University of Haifa. Israel (Rector)

• Moulay Ismail University. Meknès . Morocco (Vice-President for Cooperation and Research)

• Aristotle University of Thessaloniki. Greece (Rector and representative of EMUNI for AUTH)

• International Research & Application Center For Karst Water Resources. Hacettepe University. Turkey (Dr. Professor)

VENUE:

Palacio de San Esteban (Murcia) - Spain

OBJECTIVES:

Improving water management resources has become of paramount importance for a wide array of international organizations. In the context of the Mediterranean basin, in particular, the challenges faced by different areas struck by water scarcity, supply and management issues are huge.

The Mediterranean research and academic institutions face increasing demands from different social agents to deliver scientific outputs that help us understand specific problems for the efficient management of water resources. This is one of the topics defined in the project Campus Mare Nostrum 37/38.

Campus Mare Nostrum 37/38, sponsored by the Spanish Ministry of Education, together with the Euro-Mediterranean Water Institute (IEA) launch the Euro-Mediterranean Academic Forum on Water Sustainability on semiarid climate areas, an academic initiative to discuss, identify and evaluate challenges and interventions in the field of water management and sustainability.

We are planning to hold a first kick-off meeting in the city of Murcia, Spain. A steering group will discuss and, if agreed, draft a declaration which both underscores the need for such an academic forum and sets up the agenda for the forthcoming year 2012.
 

Friday, 4 November 2011

Opening session

9:30h. Welcome address by the President of the Region of Murcia and Vice-President of Committee of the Regions.

Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso. President of the Region of Murcia and Vice-President of Committee of the Regions.

9:50h. Antecedents and Presentation of the Initiative by Campus Mare Nostrum (CMN) Euro-Mediterranean Water Institute(IEA) and Euro-Mediterranean University (EMUNI)

Félix Faura, Rector of the Polytechnic University of Cartagena for CMN, Francisco Cabezas for IEA and Prof. Joseph Mifsud President of EMUNI University.

10:10h. Participant Presentations (10 minutes presentation for each partner. PowerPoint projection facilities will be available)

CMN (UMU & UPCT): 10´10 - 10´20

IEA: 10´20-10´30

CSIC: 10´30 - 10´40

EMUNI: 10´40-10´50

IME: 10´50-11´00

11:00h. Break

11:15h. Participant Presentations (10 minutes presentation for each partner. PowerPoint projection facilities will be available)

University of Haifa: 11´15-11´25

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki: 11´25-11´35

Moulay Isamil University of Meknes: 11´35-11´45

Hacettepe University: 11´45-11´55

12:05h. Presentation of the Draft Collaboration Agreement and initiative for setting up a Joint Master Programme.

Juan M. Vázquez, CMN General Coordinator and Vice-Chancellor of University of Murcia

12:35h. Activities proposed for the 2012 Agenda

13:00h. Conclusions & Closing session

Regional Government representatives.

Juan M. Vázquez, CMN General Coordinator and Vice-Chancellor of University of Murcia

Francisco Cabezas from IEA,

Prof. Joseph Mifsud from EMUNI,

13:30h. Lunch