Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Chinese ministerial delegation visits representatives of Spanish government

From http://www.iagua.es/noticias/china/12/05/08/el-agua-tema-estrella-en-la-reunion-del-magrama-con-una-delegacion-ministerial-china-16779 (in Spanish)

Spanish Environmental Secretary of State, Federico Ramos, has held a meeting with a Chinese ministerial delegation, whose members have highlighted the chances that their country offers for the Spanish environmental companies.

General directors of Water, Juan Urbano, and of Environmental Evaluation and Quality and Natural Resources, Guillermina Yanguas, have also attended the meeting, in which the Chinese vice-minister of Environmental Protection, Zhang Lijun, has mentioned that Spanish companies are pioneers in environmental international projects and has offered his collaboration to promote their investments in China.

He has also mentioned the opportunities that China is providing to reactivate European economies, including the Spanish one, and has reminded that environmental sustainability will be a key issue in this process.

Ministerial delegations of both countries have shown their interest to advance on issues such as the protection and use of water resources, drought and flooding management and the supply of water of adequate quality. Moreover, the representatives of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment have explained the Spanish experience on efficient waste management and on techniques for the evaluation of environmental impact.

About the next summit 4th Conference of United Nations on Sustainable Development "Río+ 20" that will be held in June, they have agreed that it represents a unique opportunity to globally promote the "green economy" and to get closer  in matters related to economic growth and to sustainable development. They also mentioned the chance to discuss a deeper collaboration between China and Spain.

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