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Prof. Dr. Alicia Fernández Cirelli Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (CONICET-UBA)

From water research to water management. CETA. Prof. Dr. Alicia Fernández Cirelli Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (CONICET-UBA) Centro de Estudios Transdisciplinarios del Agua (FVET-UBA) Universidad de Buenos Aires. ¿Why do we speak of water scarcity ?.

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Prof. Dr. Alicia Fernández Cirelli Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (CONICET-UBA)

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  1. From water research to water management CETA Prof. Dr. Alicia Fernández Cirelli Instituto de Investigaciones en Producción Animal (CONICET-UBA) Centro de Estudios Transdisciplinarios del Agua (FVET-UBA) Universidad de Buenos Aires

  2. ¿Why do wespeak of waterscarcity?

  3. WORLD WATER AVAILABILITY • Source: UNESCO

  4. Water quality affects health and also the quantity and quality of food. The transfer of micropollutants such as heavy metals and persistent organic compounds like many pesticides from the environmental matrices to food chain, compromises food security.

  5. Trends in Water Quality Research Fecal Contamination Nutrients Metales Pesados IMPORTANCE Organic Matter Persistent Organic Pollutants TIME

  6. Trends in waterresearch • Healthrisks of water and wastewatertreatment • Chemicalcompoundsaffectinghealth. • Emergentpathogens • Pollutants: fromwatertofood • Overexploitationof watersources • Waterquality and ecosystemhealth • Climatechange • Legal and economicalinstruments

  7. Studies on presence of Organic and Inorganic Contaminants Science Citation Index (SCI)

  8. Studies on removal of organic and inorganic contaminants Science Citation Index (SCI)

  9. Challengesforwatermanagement Suitablewatersources in quantity and quality Watertreatment Safewaterdistribution Wastewatertreatment and disposal

  10. ¿What do weneedtoput in commontheresults of researchwiththerequirements in management? Information and communicationtechnologiesare basictoimprovewatermanagement

  11. Thank you very much for your attention! CETA Prof. Dr. Alicia Fernández Cirelli Instituto de Investigaciones de la Universidad de Buenos Aires

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