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"Measurement of Oxygen Transfer to a Subsurface Horizontal Flow Constructed Wetland - Comparing Different Retention Times" by Lina Tyroller from the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) is announced best full paper at the first Spain National Young Water Professionals Conference. Lina Tyroller will therefore present her work at the International Young Water Professionals Conference in Sydney, Australia on the 5-7 July this year.
The United Nations proclaimed 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity, stating that biodiversity, is essential to sustain the living networks and systems that provide us all with health, wealth, food, fuel and the vital services our lives depend on.
Dr. José Eduardo González Pastor from the Astrobiology Centre in Madrid (INTA-CSIC) writes in his article "The unseen diversity of microbes. The protection of aquatic environments due to their microbiological interest." about the importance of the microorganisms in the environment and in particular in various aquatic ecosystems. Further he points out their usefulness in biotechnological applications and medicine.
Barcelona, 16-18 of June 2010
With an aim to encourage and support professionals and postgraduate researchers within the Spanish water and wastewater industry, the International Water Association (IWA), Fundació Agbar and CETaqua organize the first Spanish National Young Water Professionals (YWP) Conference.
The objective of this national forum is to provide a platform for professionals and postgraduate researchers to present their research related to all aspects of water, as well as create professional development opportunities for these Young Water Professionals.
Barcelona, 10-12 of May 2010
Utilities and their managers must address a broad spectrum of areas from technology and treatment, regulation and governance, to pricing and costumer expectations. This conference aims to address this broad scope, providing practical examples and case-studies, and should be seen as an opportunity to discuss leading-edge developments in the field.
European Regional Awards Dinner and Ceremony
10 May 2010, La Torre dels Lleons, Barcelona, Spain
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Historian José Manuel Martín Pascual's book Barcelona. Aigua i ciutat: l'abastament d'aigua entre les dues exposicions (1888-1929) [Barcelona: Water and City; Water Supply Between the Two International Exhibitions (1888-1929)] is the first title in the Biblioteca Fundació Agbar collection. The book is published by Marcial Pons on the initiative of the Studies and Publications Division in the Agbar company's foundation, Fundació Agbar. It is based on the author's PhD thesis Aigua i societat a Barcelona entre les dues exposicions (1888-1929), which received the greatest academic distinctions of its time.
14th of April at 19:30, Sala Cotxere del Palau Robert
The Costa Brava Way, a guide that aims to explore the story and the heritage of one of the world's most important historical roads Caminos de Ronda, combining it with today's common trekking tourism, while surrounded with possible the best views of the Mediterranean.
Join us at Sala Cotxere del Palau Robert (Passeig de Gràcia, 107, Barcelona), on the 14th of April at 19:30 h, when Mr. Enric Vilert, President of the county council of Girona and the Tourist Board of Costa Brava; Mr. Jordi Mercader President of Agbar; Mr. Jordi Puig, author and photographer of the guide; and Jordi Sargatal, Naturalist, will present this new guide.
26th of April at 18:00, Fundació Agbar headquarters
The Mediterranean basin is a region of extraordinary biodiversity, but it is also one of the most threatened areas on the planet, both due to human activity and the effects of climate change.
With the aim to conserve the biodiversity, the water and the Mediterranean landscape of this treasure as delicate as a dewdrop, UNESCO CAT now publishes "L'aigua i el canvi climatic a la Mediterrània", a book that brings together latest facts and scientific forecasts on global warming with regard to these water resources.
Agbar Foundation collaborates with the Regional Energy Agency, Castilla la Mancha in the organisation of the 2nd Convention on Climate Change and Sustainability in Spain, celebrated in Albacete on the 10th -12th of February 2010.
Avilés, 17 of March 2010
The Directive on services in the internal market (commonly referred to as the Bolkestein Directive) is an initiative of the European Commission aimed to create a single market for services within the European Union (EU). The aim of the seminar is to explore the impacts of this Directive within the Spanish juridical system.
