Memorias de investigación
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Revisiting the present and future roles of water and food trade in achieving food security, reducing poverty and water use in the Mediterranean region (Part II)
Año:2009

Áreas de investigación
  • Política agraria

Datos
Descripción
Between the 22 to the 25th September, the Marcelino Botin Foundation hosted the 4th Marcelino Botin Water Workshop. This is the last of a series of seminars which take place in Santander every two years. These Seminars, led by the Director of the FMB¿Water Observatory, Professor Ramon Llamas, focus on global water issues. Experts from all over the world met over three days to discuss these issues, on this occasion looking at re¿thinking water and food security. The 4th FMB Water Workshop hosted 24 experts from eleven different countries (Canada, China, Sweden, Tunisia, Egypt, Nepal, UK, Spain, India and Holland), to debate key issues like the increased relevance of green water, the relationship between climate change and water resources, the nexus on water and energy, desalination, the water demand of ecosystems, groundwater intensive use and particularly, the water footprint and virtual water trade. It placed special emphasis on the ¿extended water footprint¿, where the FMB¿Water Observatory is leading the way in integrating economic and environmental aspects to the hydrological aspects of the water footprint analysis. The presentations will be edited into a book, which had a
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No
ISSN o ISBN
http://www.rac.es/ficheros/doc/00744.pdf
Entidad relacionada
Fundación Marcelino Botín
Nacionalidad Entidad
Sin nacionalidad
Lugar del congreso
Granada

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  • Creador: Grupo de Investigación: Economía Agraria y Gestión de los Recursos Naturales
  • Centro o Instituto I+D+i: Centro de Estudios e Investigación para la Gestión de Riesgos Agrarios Medioambientales (CEIGRAM)
  • Departamento: Economía y Ciencias Sociales Agrarias