PARK´S CONFERENCE
CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES IN INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT | From source to sea
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In a time of water scarcity and contamination, it is essential to promote co-creation and cooperation among all. Understanding the relationships between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, recognising our responsibility in their use and conservation, and understanding the central role of the land-sea continuum are crucial aspects for effective water governance. We invite you to participate in this two-day conference, framed by the “source to sea” approach, and bringing Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 6 and 14 closer together. Acknowledged scientists and professionals, from different sectors, will converge to discuss the obstacles and potential of integrated water management. In this dynamic forum, at the nexus between science and art, we will explore innovative solutions and chart paths towards sustainable water management.
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Ángel Borja is PhD in Biology (1984, Basque Country University, Spain); Doctor in
Sciences (Honoris Causa) (2015, Hull University, UK). Principal Investigator at AZTI
(Spain, 1985). His main work is making marine ecology research useful for policy-
makers and managers, studying the effects of human activities on marine ecosystems,
the recovery of marine systems after impact, protection and conservation of the ocean,
effects of climate change on coasts and marine waters, monitoring and assessment of
marine status, under European directives (i.e. Water Framework Directive; Marine
Strategy Framework Directive), as well as integrative methods under the ecosystem-
approach. The assessment methods he has developed, together with his team, are used
worldwide, contributing to conserve and protect the ocean (e.g. AMBI, M-AMBI, AFI,
NEAT, etc.). Author of >400 papers (Hindex: 83, SCOPUS; 97, Google Scholar),
Highly Cited Researcher 2018-2022 (Web of Science). He is Chief Editor of Frontiers
in Ocean Sustainability and Associate Editor of Continental Shelf Research, and
member of the editorial board of Ecological Indicators, Marine Pollution Bulletin, and
Current Opinion in Environmental Science & Health. He has chaired/organized >55
international conferences/sessions, being key-note speaker in >100 international
conferences. He has participated in more than 120 European and international projects,
leading some of them (currently GES4SEAS). He was awarded with the European
SETAC Environment Education Award (2017), the Life-Time Achievement Award, by
the International Conference on Benthos (Cochin, India, 2019), and the MakeEUBlue
Award for the summer school he organizes annually since 2004 (EU Commission,
2024). After Research.com, in 2024, he ranks 2 nd in Spain in the Ecology and Evolution
field and 228 th in the world. After the AD Scientific Index, he ranks 2 nd in Marine
Sciences and Engineering in Spain, 9 th in Europe and 39 th in the World, in 2024. He has
supervised or mentored 22 PhD students, from Spain, Italy, Portugal, Mexico, Iran,
Saudi Arabia, and China. He was member of the Scientific Committee of the European
Environment Agency (2013-2020), and currently is member of next Advisory Boards:
International Center for Environmental Management of Enclosed Coastal Seas
(EMECS, Japan); Institute of Oceanography (HCMR, Greece); SustainMare (German
Marine Research Alliance); Mission inter-estuaires (French Agency for Biodiversity);
and Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre – MARE, Portugal.