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This activity will highlight, among other things, the threat of springs, increased irrigation and abusive groundwater withdrawals
The Council of the Environment of the City of Caravaca de la Cruz, with the collaboration of the universities of Murcia and Alicante, commemorates next Wednesday, March 22, the 'World Water Day', with the round table 'Water, territory, Society and landscape: The necessary sustainability '.
The activity will take place in the House of Culture 'Emilio Sáez', at 20.00 hours.
"The existence of abundant springs and their associated landscapes, agrarian and non-agricultural, in Caravaca is an important feature of the most common landscape in the Region of Murcia," as highlighted by Environment Councilor Enrique Fuentes, who has Recalled that "many of these springs are being threatened by increased irrigation, with abusive abstractions of groundwater, endangering an important resource for the economic yields of traditional irrigated agriculture and for the environment."
The round table will be moderated by the professor of Geography and History of the institute of the San Juan de la Cruz, Jesus López, and will have the participation of the Professor of Human Geography of the University of Alicante, Gregorio Canales;
Of the titular professor of Human Geography of the University of Murcia, Cayetano Espejo;
And the professor and doctor of Human Geography of the University of Murcia, Ramón García.
The use of water is vital, as it is also a condition for the survival of societies, it is also essential for the configuration of economic activities over the territory.
The proximity to water resources to be supplied was a determining factor for the establishment of settlements, and was also and is essential for territorial organization and essential functions.
At times, it has been necessary to transport the water to different places than the natural channels, with the consequent construction of hydraulic works of diverse scope.
Diverse knowledge was generated and a series of artifacts were designed and constructed for the best use of water, as well as different strategies and techniques for the capture, transportation, storage and distribution of the resource, thus increasing arable land and yields of land In rural areas.
With the modification of the natural conditions of the hydrological system, a series of changes are generated that are reflected in the landscape.
In recent years the demand for water resources has increased exponentially, and many aquifers are being overexploited.
Overexploitation of aquifers and sustainable development are not compatible, especially in semi-arid regions, where the fall in piezometric levels generates obvious negative consequences, directly and indirectly.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Caravaca de la Cruz
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