On March 22 World Water Day is celebrated around the globe.

About 141 million urban dwellers in the world lack access to safe water and about 794 million lack sanitation facilities.

 

To commemorate this Day  and to raise awareness on  the Framework Convention 2010-2013: “Improving the management of water resources in agriculture to ensuring food security in the Palestinian Territories and Jordan, ” the Center for Middle Eastern Studies and the FPSC held on  March 21 its First Breakfast  CEMOFPSC.

The First Breakfast CEMOFPSC subject was on “Water in the Middle East and its relationship to Peace.” The event took place at 10 am and was attended by several experts and journalists. Maria Letizia Perugini, an expert in this field presented the subject.

After the presentation, Ms. Perugini, and the invited journalists were able to ask questions about issues of concern on this matter. The dialogue between experts from the CEMOFPSC and the journalists has a prime role in this event.

 
These meetings were originated with the idea that over time many different issues affecting the Middle East geographic area can be addressed by  always promoting a dialogue between experts and journalists from various media..

Among those present were Maria Letizia Perugini (Master in International Relations from the University Roma Tre, is currently conducting the study “Right to Water and Food Security. Case Study: Palestine” on Water for Food Security and FAO), Jumana Trad (Executive Committee member and patron of the CEMOFPSC FPSC), Macarena Cotelo (President of the READI, Project Manager and Trustee of the FPSC), Ignacio Santamaría (Servimedia), Maria Perez (Europa Press), Miguel Pérez Pichel (DOG Communication ), Valle Oñate (Technical FPSC projects in the area) and Jose Luis Zatarain (Communication CEMOFPSC), who served as moderator.

There was much reflection and in-depth dialogue on this topic: the major political and structural problems regarding the water around the area, and the measures of international cooperation and future developments,  to promote more effective management of this scarce resource. This is key to ensure food production and the fundamental right of all people.