{"id":14140,"date":"2018-03-10T08:42:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-10T08:42:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/?p=14140"},"modified":"2018-09-10T14:08:53","modified_gmt":"2018-09-10T14:08:53","slug":"wfeo-50th-anniversary-celebrations-at-instituto-de-la-ingenieria-de-espana-iie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wfeo.org\/wfeo-50th-anniversary-celebrations-at-instituto-de-la-ingenieria-de-espana-iie\/","title":{"rendered":"WFEO 50th Anniversary celebrations at Instituto de la Ingenieria de Espa\u00f1a (IIE)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSigning of the Water Declaration: \u201cWater \u2013 The Future we Want\u201d\n<\/div>\n

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The WFEO National member of Spain, Instituto de la Ingenieria de Espa\u00f1a (IIE)<\/a>, celebrated the WFEO 50th Anniversary with a Symposium on \u201cEngineering challenges: Our contribution to the accomplishment of UN\u2019s SDG 6 \u2013 Water\u201c<\/b>, in Madrid, Spain, between 28 February and 1st March 2018.<\/p>\n

WFEO President Dr. Marlene Kanga<\/a> attended the forum and spoke about the strategic goals of the organisation to progress the UN Sustainable Development Goals<\/a> through engineering projects, including those relating to water.
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\nDr. Marlene Kanga presents the WFEO strategic \u201cWFEO Engineering 2030 Plan\u201d\n<\/div>\n

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The forum recognised and honoured the contributions of two past WFEO presidents from Spain, Jos\u00e9 Medem Sanju\u00e1n and Ms Maria Jes\u00fas Prieto Laffargue. Experts from Spain and Portugal spoke on various aspects of water management in their countries.<\/p>\n

The Symposium was led by IIE President Carlos del Alamo and other eminent speakers included Liana Ardiles Lopez Director General, Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment (MAPAMA), Spain, Youssef Filali Meknassi, a specialist in the UNESCO International Hydroglogical programme, Alphonso Gonzalez President, WCCE and Tomas Sancho, IIE representative to WFEO.
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The World Council of Civil Engineers (WCCE)<\/a> launched the fourth item in its series of Water Monographies. These deliver insights on the different topics addressed annually by UN Water and are very essential to understanding issues relating to the UN SDG 6 \u2013 Water<\/a>. The WCCE Water Monographies series, Volume I – Issues I to IV – in English and Spanish, is available from the links below:<\/p>\n