The Auditorium and Congress Palace of El Batel welcomes these days in Cartagena Congress of Housewives, Consumers and Users. The Congress will last until March 13 and held various discussions and roundtables with water as the protagonist.
This morning was inaugurated in the presence of 1,400 delegates and the President of the Autonomous Community of the Region, Alberto Garre, the Minister of Health, Catalina Lorenzo, and aldermen of the City of Cartagena.
The inauguration was led by Alberto words Garre, President of the Autonomous Community where recalled the importance of water in this region and suitability to hold this conference call, we Agua in Cartagena.
Water is the lifeblood that unites us.
In the Region of Murcia is part of our social identity.
We are water, a slogan with which we are fully identified as part of our daily lives, explained Garre.
For Spain, and especially for the region's water has a very important social and economic importance, and has explained the President of the Autonomous Community.
Proper water, which has consistently used to refer to the region, like the premise that this resource is a common good for all.
Consumers should know first hand how this resource is managed and we know manage this common good.
Administrations and users must unite our efforts to preserve this resource, explained Alberto Garre.
Agriculture and tourism are two sources of jobs in our region. The agricultural sector employs 60,000 people and are a great example of water management.
The reuse Region, after purification, 98% of wastewater, we have the most advanced cultivation techniques with nearly 200,000 hectares of drip irrigation and nevertheless, continue to suffer a deficit of more than 600 cubic hectometres, Alberto Garre explained.
In the Region of Murcia we are an example of the use and reuse of water.
This Congress must delve into these issues so that users are aware, Garre said.
In round tables, debates and meetings the importance in food production, as the President of the Autonomous Community, its economic significance, the importance of responsible use saying is analyzed.
Its importance will also be discussed as a tourist resort and leisure.
More than 1,400 people attended this morning at the opening of the congress and have come leading experts in water issues, as well as local, regional and national authorities.
Including representing the City of Cartagena, the Councillor for Culture, Rosario Montero, the Councillor for Women, Clara Heredia, Tourism, Palazón Carolina, Health, Ă ngel Nicolas Bernal, Education, Josefa Maroto.
Tomorrow, Friday 13, participants will visit the premises of the Commonwealth of Channels Taibilla in Tentegorra and then will move to the City of Los Alcazares, where he will discuss the optimization of Water Resources, after which Congress will close.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena