WATER & GOVERNANCE PANEL

WATER PANEL:

María Victoria:

D. Agustín Argüelles 

Access water is a difficult issue for a big sector of the world population.

2400 million people do not have access to water sanitation. 

D. Pedro Rodríguez

Water is a concept and a right we should own.

We do not have awareness about the use of water as it is a routine.

D. Ricardo García 

There is enough water in the world, however, there is no equity in its distribution.

Guarantee the accessibility of water.

Main Idea

From the panel I conclude that all over the world there are many people without water because it is not well distributed despite the fact that there is enough water, however, people still have the problem that they might have water but it is no sanitation and they can even get some diseases.

Pedro Robles:

Main Idea

There is enough water in the world to supply the earth´s population, but there is a management problem. There are 1400 million km3 of water in the whole world. We don´t know how to share the water equitably in between all the members of the world´s population. This administration problem is producing the death of 1 of every 6 children in zones as Africa, Asia…, so we should drastically change this know!

Enrique Reina:

Main idea:

Lots of people have no access to one of the keys of life, water. Along all the talk, the guests showed us how difficult is life without the right access of water. Due to this, we need to find a way to transport water to this people. There is enough water, however, there is not a fair distribution of it. Is simple, without water, we die. Indeed, what I took in clear from the talk, was how difficult is life without water and how easy would be to transport, with only some organisation.

Fernando Villamarín:

• Water demand will increase by a 40% in 50 years.
• There is a problem of scarcity and difficulty of access to water.
• In Spain, the 70% of water consumed is for agriculture.
• There is enough water for everybody, but there is a problem of management.
• Water is a human right.
• The councils are the ones responsible on managing the water to all of its citizens.
• The water must return to the rivers.
• Residual water depuration is going to be penalized in the future.
• Nobody would get his water supply cut if he cannot pay it.
• The problem of water is equality in its delivery.

I believe that the biggest problem of water is trying to deliver it to everybody, because, in some places, a portion of the population do not have access to water. Therefore, I think that if these people had access to more developed water extraction, like deep wells; and water depuration system, their life quality would increase a lot. On the other hand, if water depuration systems were improved, the availability of water would increase, as the environmental impact would decrease.

Luis Rodriguez:

D. Agustín Argüelles Martín:

There is a problem of scarcity and access to water use for a large portion of the world population.

1.2 billion people have difficulties to access to water.

Only 2.5% of all water on earth is freshwater.

D. Pedro Rodríguez Delgado:

Water is a natural resource, but we need to make them reach the houses.

There are many countries in the world which have supply problems.

D. Ricardo García Pérez:

How to manage a fair and equitable sharing of water is the main challenge or goal.

MAIN IDEA:

The main conclusion or purpose is to make a fair distribution of water as there is a huge inequality in areas, plenty of water and others where the lack of water is really shocking. We need to find the way of transporting huge and extremely big amounts of water that way we will decrease the bad water distribution.

Also, another good solution is to find a method or technology that can transform or turn salt water into fresh water because only the 2.5% of all water in earth is freshwater.

GOVERNANCE PANEL:

María Victoria:

D. Manuel Gracia

The world has changed, therefore, governance also has to change.

Citizens need to know the most information available so they can take part at the time of making decisions.

D. José Manuel Cervera

Governance is a symptom between the distance citizens – governance.

One problem of the distance of governance and citizens is the distance between the evolution of technology and governance.

Dña. Mª Cruz Arcos

Global problems need global solutions to be solved.

The concept of governance needs to be wider and cover more areas rather than politics.

D. Javier Cuenca

Advocacy is the capacity of influencing the ones who take decisions.

We need to pay attention to those who make decisions about our government. 

Main Idea

After the governance panel, everyone who took part concluded that transparency is one of the most important things to governance and this concept consists of the decision making.

Pedro Robles:

"The new governance has to be base on technologies."

This quote, said by D. Manuel Gracia Navarro, shows perfectly the impact that technologies are having in the world. We have seen before, technologies in education and health, and know in governance. The governance is suffering a huge change, and as the speakers said, it´s necessary to raise again a lot of things. Technology might give a boost to the governance, and it´s a great idea that I liked to share.

Enrique Reina:

Mr. Manuel García Navarro:

A more transparent governance

More and more, we have in our lives more opinions and less information

Mr. José Manuel Cervera Cragera

Each governace should have these purposes:

-Legality: Country and system

-A mature governator

-Efficacy and transparency

Mss. Mª Cruz Arcos Vargas

The global issues require global answers.

Mr. Javier Cuenca Villén

Children need a serie of rights that protect them.

MAIN IDEA

What I took in clear from what the guests had exposed about, is that we have to fight for our duties and rights. we have to protect the children because they are the future of our country and we have to look for a relation between the governance and the people, which is transparent. If we can reach this "objectives", we will be more and more near to a utopia.

Fernando Villamarín:

• We live in a globalized world.
• With the internet, the governments should be more transparent.
• Citizens should have access to information, in order to be able to take place in the government.
• Government should be respectful with diversity in order to be effective.
• The government should use effectively new technologies, in order to deliver information to the population.
• We are in a time of change, and that is reflected in the stability of the countries.
• The government should be legalized; nothing can be above the law.
• The governors should be responsible, and carry out the obligations.
• Global problems require global solutions.
• The multinational companies are those who make a profit from the division of the world in countries.

What I have clear about government is that it should be transparent and citizens should know what their government is doing at any moment. For this purpose, technology is crucial, as it is the most effective way to deliver information to a lot of people. This would be very beneficial, but a lot of countries refuse to be so transparent and give so much information, which is the base of corruption.

Luis Rodriguez:

Mr. Manuel Gracia Navarro:

Transparent governance means that citizens should have as much information as possible to influence and participate in decision-making.

New technologies have allowed access to global information.

Mr. José Cervera Gragera:

There is a distance between the daily life of citizens and governance.

A significant contradiction is the distance between economic developments and the evolution of governance.

Mss.  Mª Cruz Arcos Vargas:

The concept of governance should cover all areas of social relations.

Mr. Javier Cuenca Villén

Political advocacy has a lot to do with governance. Political influence is the ability to influence decision makers.

MAIN IDEA:

The conclusion is that citizens should receive information about governance because it is an essential factor in our society and y most people have never heard before its definition or function.

The main solution for citizens to know this significant term in our society is spread by social networks. This would be a great idea.