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Title: II International Congress on Oasis y Sustainable Tourism "Oasis Historical Landscapes of Irrigation"  
Dates: 8 - 10 August 2008
Venue: Zaragoza, Spain
Organizers: La Cultura del Oasis Association and University of Alicante
Contact:
More info: http://www.culturaoasis.com/site.php?sec=2congreso&lg=en
Attachment: PDF Informe de Conclusiones.pdf (65 KB) (in spanish)
Registration Form.html
Program.html
Summary: SESSION: INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PROGRAMMES

1- THE ROLE OF SPANISH COOPERATION
Elena Pita, Azahar programme coordinator Spanish Agency International cooperation and development, Spain.

2- RATIONALE FOR TOURISM IN THE CONTEXT OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION TO COMBAT DESERTIFICATION
Mr. Grègoire de Kalbermatten, Deputy executive secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, UNCCD. Germany.

3- WATER, TOURISM AND DESERTS: CONFLICT AND DEMOCRATIC SOLUTIONS
Robert Lanquar, PNUE expert, Professor Cordue University, PNUMA expert, Profesor. Cordoba University.

SESSION: HIDRAULIC INFRASTRUCTURES AND IRRIGATION COMMUNITIES

1- ARCHITECTURE AND RIVERSCAPE
Adriana de Miranda, PhD History of the Architecture. University of Florence, Italy.

2- EL TRIBUNAL DE LAS AGUAS DE VALENCIA Y EL CONSEJO DE HOMBRES BUENOS DE MURCIA: "PATRIMONIO ORAL DE LA HUMANIDAD".
Joaquín Melgarejo Moreno Phd, Full Professor of History of Economic Institutions Titular de Historia e Instituciones Económicas y Miembro del Instituto del Agua and Member of the water institute, Alicante University, Spain.

3- TRADITIONAL IRRIGATION AND SOCIO-CULTURAL NETWORK IN TAFILALET OASIS (SOUTH–MOROCCO)
Mohammed Benbrahim,PhD Dean of the Faculty of Humanities. University Mohammed I, Oujda, Morocco.

SESSION: PLAGUES, DISEASES AND SUSTAINABLE CONTROL

1- DATE PALM DESEASES
Sameer Abdulah. PhD, full professor Department of Biology, Dohuk University, Irak.

2- DATE PALM PLAGUES
Pablo Barranco. PhD, Dpt. of Aplied Biology. Almería University, Spain.

3- RED SACLE BIOLOGICAL CONTROL
Berenice Güerri, PhD, biologist researcher IMEM Department. Sea Sciences and Biology . Alicante University. Spain.

SESSION: OASIS CONSERVATION

1- RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN OASES AND GERMPLASM COLLECTIONS
Robert R. Krueger, PhD Horticulturist and Curator USDA-ARS National Clonal Germplasm Repository for Citrus & Dates. Director of the Germoplasm Collection of the Date Palm. California University. Brawley, USA.

2- ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS
Antonio Pastor López. PhD. Professor Departament of Ecology, Alicante University, Spain.

3- CONTAMINATION IN PALM GROOVES
Juan Cornejo Suero, PhD Institute of Natural Resources and Agro biology - CSIC. Spain.

SESSION: WATER MANAGEMENT AND AGRICULTURE

1- ADMINISTRATION AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY APPLIED AT AGRICULTURAL IRRIGATION
Graziano Ghinassi, PhD. researcher at the Department of Agricultural and Forest Engineering, University of Florence. Italy.

2- THE CAPILARITY AS BASIS IN WATER SAVING AND ITS APPLICATION IN AGRICULTURE
Mr. Santiago Orts Pérez, Biologist, Manager of Viveros Huerto del Cura, Elche, Spain.

3- FRUIT-GROWING A CHOICE FOR ARID AND SEMI-ARID LANDS NEW TECHNIQUES FOR SAVING WATER AND ENERGY
Pablo Melgarejo Moreno. PhD Agronomists engineering Department of vegetable and Microbiology Production, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain.

SESSION: DIVERSITY, ADAPTATION AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES

1- PALM OASIS IN SOUTHWESTERN NORTH AMERICA BALANCING TOURISM AND AGRICULTURE AGAINST WATER RESOURCES
Dennis V. Johnson, PhD Consultant technical assistance in agriculture, forestry and natural resources management; for UNESCO, FAO and WWF, USA.

2- ADAPTATION, TRANSFORMATION AND CULTURAL HERITAGE ABOUT THE USE OF WATER IN THE SUDCALIFORNIAN OASIS CACTUS AND OASIS A HISTORY OF CONVERGENCE
Micheline Cariño, PhD Professor-researcher in Environmental History. Sothern California University, México.

3- THE KUISED RIVER, MID WATERWAY AND DELTA NAMIBIA, AN OASIS ON THE TROPIC OF CAPRICORN
Ricardo Domínguez, PhD Geographer. Expert coordinator, vocational training and rural development Ecotopnaa,r project Bastos Fundation, Namibia.

4- CACTUS AND OASIS A HISTORY OF CONVERGENCE
Mr. Karim Anegay, Agency for the Promotion and Socioeconomic Development of the South Provinces of the Kindom of Morocco, Morocco.

SESSION: SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

1- SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT PROJECT IN MAGREB
Mr. José Valls. Agronomist, Cives Mundi Magreb, coordinator.

2- THE OASIS OF MARRAKECH A HERITAGE TO BE PRESERVED AND TO BE DEVELOPED.
Mr. Amine Ahlafi, Mohamed VI Fondation for the Development of the Environment.

3- OASIS AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN MAURITANIA: STATE OF THE HERITAGE. I and II
Mr. Sid Ahmed Ould Habott, President of the Association for the Conservation of the Oasis of Chinguetti, Mauritania.

SESSION: OASIS AND SUSTAINABLE TOURISM

1- STRATEGY FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF OASIS TURISM. THE ExPERIENCE OF SOUTH MORROCO
Mr. Mohamed Houmymid, National Coordinator of the Project Sustainable Development in the Oasis of the South. South Agency and PNUD, Morocco.

2- BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND VALUATION, CASE STUDY THE CHENINI-GABÈS OASIS
Mr. Abdelbacet Hamrouni, President of the Association for the conservation of Chenini Oasis, Tunisia,

3- THE LANDSCAPE VALUE OF THE PALM TREES AS A COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE FOR TOURISM ELCHE
Mr. José Orts Serrano, Lawyer entrepreneur , Elche, Spain.

SESSION: THE CULTURE OF OASIS

1- THE OASIS, CULTURAL PERFORMANCE AND RELIGIOUS SYMBOLISM
Ouidad Tebba, PhD Professor of French Language, University of Cadi Ayyab, Marrakech, UNESCO Consultant, Morocco.

2- OASIS ARTISTIC CREATIVITY PROBLEMATIC AND CHALLENGES
Belkacem el Jatari, PhD. Poet and Professor at the Faculty of Humanities and Art. University Mohammed I, Ouijda, Morocco.

SESSION: OASIS AND LIQUID MARKETING

Mr. José Miguel Sánchez Guitian. Communication expert, Spain.


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