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Second International Colloquium on Hydrology and Water Management in the Humid Tropics tecnología. Es flexible y altamente eficiente. Además tiene muy buenas relaciones de trabajo con instituciones y grupos como CATHALAC, el Centro para Estudios Ambientales de la Florida Atlantic University, UNESCO, IICA, y PNUMA, entre otras. Cuarto, esto puede parecer un poco grosero, pero yo estoy fuertemente convencido que nosotros debemos trabajar todos juntos, para destruir obstáculos y celos institucionales. Este resultaría en una colaboración poderosa que nos permitirá alcanzar los objetivos que nos hemos propuesto. Al momento en que se realice el Cuarto Dialogo Interamericano sobre Administración de Agua, en el año 2002, la primera Visión del Agua ya habrá sido presentada en la Haya y se habrán realizado muchas otras reuniones sobre recursos hídricos. Si en las Américas pudiéramos vincular todas estas reuniones regionales y conjuntamente planificar sobre la base del trabajo ya iniciado a partir de la Cumbre de Desarrollo Sostenible y del que se ha llevado adelante durante esta semana, se habrá creado un mecanismo sumamente poderoso para avanzar en el manejo de los recursos hídricos en el hemisferio americano, y este srá su aporte al mundo. Nosotros creemos que el proyecto de la Visión del Agua, que será llevado adelante este año, nos da una oportunidad para poner en práctica este mecanismo. Se trata de un proceso muy amplio de planificación estratégica y la planificación estratégica es un proceso continuo, con diferentes reuniones, en distintas esferas, que se llevarán a cabo en el ámbito nacional, regional y hemisférico.Los diálogos amplios permitirán trabajos conjuntos para hacer realidad el proceso continuo de la Visión. En las Américas, nosotros estamos avanzando tanto en un buen entendimiento como en la definición de las prioridades relacionadas con inversiones en el manejo integrado y sostenible de los recursos hídricos. Las Américas quisiéramos ser un modelo para el proceso de la Visión en el camino hacia la Haya en el año 2000. Trabajar en el manejo integrado de los recursos hídricos es la mejor oportunidad que tenemos para ayudarnos a orientar el proceso de desarrollo sostenible y, el papel de la ciencia es determinante para un futuro para que dispongamos de agua en cantidad y cualidad suficiente. No debemos perder la oportunidad que representa la Semana del Agua en Panamá para ayudarnos alcanzar esa meta. 31
Second International Colloquium on Hydrology and Water Management in the Humid Tropics Water Problems of the Humid Tropics: A Sustainable Program Of Research To Understand Them Is Required 1 INTRODUCTION John S. Gladwell, President Hydro Tech International Vancouver, B.C., CANADA It has been said that science should be considered a cultural contribution and, as a result, supported simply because it is a means of strengthening a countries culture. This thought can’t be ruled out completely, for scientific research is one of the few activities that can be discussed (with some hope of reaching an accord) by individuals from entirely different cultures. However, support for science at high levels for this reason alone is seldom seriously considered. Science and technology are commonly supported as a pragmatic means to accomplish improvements in human existence – with the cultural aspect as an acceptable by-product. An equally valid and important goal is the use of research in the support of education. It is clear, however, that there is a need to continually examine the effect of the patterns of support on the educational systems. For while political leaders call for engineers and scientists to turn their attention to specific water problems, educational administrators have often been hard pressed to find the funds to support those ventures. While those two goals of research (cultural and educational) are important, realistically it must be admitted that they will not by themselves justify the provision of significant and sustained amounts of financial support. The major objective must, in the long run, be to enhance the well-being of the people. If the support for science is to be developed and maintained, a different approach must be used. 2 A SUSTAINABLE APPROACH Until recently the water planning and management procedures used in most parts of the world were reasonably appropriate. But no longer is this completely true or sufficient. The increasing competition for water and the consequences of its development (even in tropical areas of supposedly abundant water resources) has made most project-by-project planning methods inadequate. If the planners in countries of the humid tropics are going to solve the problems that loom on the horizon, then new approaches will be required. One contradiction that must be faced (and it is by no means a new one) is the common misconception that “water is different” – that somehow water is a public good that belongs to everyone at the same time. And while the concept of water as a human right may be assumed (somewhat casually), no longer should it be possible for people to expect that it is their right to take (and more specifically to waste or pollute) as much water as they want. And, more specifically, no longer is it acceptable to discuss water 32
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