Oct. 11, 2012

Green areas in cities are important not just for their aesthetic value but because they are spaces for environmental conservation and because they provide goods and services that elevate the quality of life, according to the World Health Organization.

Baja California authorities have launched an ambitious plan to plant a total of 2 million trees per year in Tijuana and the other municipalities to address a severe shortage of green spaces. The trees are being grown in nurseries and once planted will be irrigated with recycled wastewater.

Innovative uses of water, a scarce resources in the arid land that makes up the region, is another key topic to be discussed this day by experts from both sides of the border.

Day Program

3:00 pm

Panel: "Water Urban Management: Examples and Challenges".

Venue: Sala de Espectáculos, CECUT

With the participation of:

Bruce Moore
Water specialist

Halla Razak
Colorado River Program Director

Hernando Durán
Director General of Tijuana water utility

Iván Carrillo
Editor in chief of Quo Magazine

4:00 pm

Keynote: “Innovation to Solve the Global Problem of Contaminated Waters”

Venue: Sala de Espectáculos, CECUT

With the participation of:

Kevin McGovern
Chairman of The Water Initiative

5:00 pm

Video Presentation and Panel: "Restoring the Tijuana River: Reconecting Urban and Natural Habitats”

Venue: Sala de Espectáculos, CECUT

With the participation of:

Martín Gutiérrez Lacayo
Director of PRONATURA

6:45 pm

Presentation: “Environmental Education Without Borders”.

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

Carlos de la Parra Rentería
Environmental Specialist

Doretta Winkelman
Director of Binational Education at the Natural History Museum in San Diego

Margarita Díaz López
Ambientalista

7:30 pm

Keynote: "Aonori Aquafarms: A sustainable firm poised to conquer global markets”.

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

Armando A. León

8:00 pm

Keynote: “Forging a Sustainable World in the 21st Century”.

Venue: Sala de espectáculos del CECUT

With the participation of:

Philippe Cousteau
Environmentalist