Quito to host water resource event

Ecuador's capital Quito will host a meeting focusing on water resource management to increase awareness about its importance as a strategic asset amongst those that administer it. The meeting will draw together representatives from the public and private sectors, and those linked with the treatment of water resources. The National Strategy Seminar (November 20-21), and other actions for sustainable subterranean water resource management, is being convened at the initiative of Quito Municipal Sewage and Water Co. (QMSWC) in collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA). The two-day event will explore technical aspects of sustainable water resource management based on the experiences of different countries, increase awareness about aquifer dynamics, with a view to the establishment of a legal and institutional framework for water resource management including administrative and financial issues. Exhibitors at the event will include the IAEA, International Water Association, QMSWC, National Polytechnic School, National Council for Water Resources, and Ecuador's environment ministry.