7th meeting of the CIHEAM Member Countries’ Ministers of
Agriculture and Fisheries

On 4th February, 2008, Henri-Luc Thibault participated in the 7th meeting of the CIHEAM Member Countries’ Ministers of Agriculture and Fisheries. Ms Elena Espinosa, the Spanish Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, opened the meeting that focused on the management and preservation of fish stocks in the Mediterranean and the sustainable management of water resources linked to agricultural production the Mediterranean Basin. The discussions underlined, on the one hand, the need to improve the fish stocks management in the Mediterranean with support of regular scientific analysis and efficient statistical systems, on the other hand, the interest of a better control of water demand to face the increasing needs of agricultural sector and of growing urban populations. At the end of the discussions, the Ministries adopted a declaration on the basis of these recommendations and underlining the importance of setting up the principles of the Mediterranean Strategy for Sustainable Development.

 

 

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