TWO-DAY CONFERENCE OF VIOTIA FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

TWO-DAY CONFERENCE OF VIOTIA FOR THE ENVIRONMENT

19th - 20th March 2003
Livadia - Aliartos
Viotia Region

In the frames of the campaign for the protection and proper management of the water resources and with the opportunity of the assumption of the European Union Presidency by our country, the European Organisation for Strategic Planning, the Technical University of Crete and the Prefecture of Viotia, organised on 19th and 20th March 2003 a two-day Conference in Livadia and Aliartos with subject:

"Environment and Complete Depopulation, Measures and Actions in Viotia"

The phenomenon of depopulation of lands in our country, is the most important and serious problem, since the extent of lands facing the problem overcomes the 30% of the total land of Greece.
Because the exhaustion of production of the lands and the reduction or depletion of the water resources day by day is extended - since the phenomenon is universal - the Greek bodies in collaboration with the UN International Organisations, UNCCD, have initiated a continuous effort to reduce the phenomenon in Greece.
Thus, the Greek Committee for the combat of complete depopulation was formed.
At the same time, the Greek Parliament since 1997 has validated the UN Convention for the combat of complete depopulation and various bodies and organisations (Ministry of Agriculture, National Observatory of Athens, Local Self-government) coordinate the activities in order to take measures and actions for the reduction of the phenomenon.

The following participated to the Conference:

Evaggelos Drys, Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Konstantinos Poulos, Agricultural Technologist
Ioannis Dimou, General Secretary of the Mainland Greece Region
Evaggelos Georgiou, President of the Local Union of Municipalities & Communities (TEDK) of Viotia
Stamelos Koukiasas, Representative of the Union of Agricultural Associations of Livadia
Sideris Theocharopoulos, Director of International Relations of the National Agricultural Research Foundation (NAGREF)
Giannis Tasoulas, Agronomist
Alekos Dialynas, Agronomist, Representative of NOMIKOS S.A.
Ilias Dandolos, Geologist, Institute of Geology and Mineral Exploration
Alekos Karkanas, Geologist
Charalambos Tsokanis, Economist - Bio-culturist
Anastasios Tsoutsas, General Director of the Organisation of Kopaida
Ilias Kapralos, Director of Forests Viotia Region
Markos Tsabas, Agronomist
Stamelos Koukiasas, President of the Union of Agricultural Co-operatives (E.G.S.) of Livadia

Additionally from the Local Self-government, the following:

Tasos Frousios, Economist, City Councillor of Thebes
Dimitris Aggelou, Prefectural Councillor
Klearchos Pergandas, Prefect of Viotia
Evaggelos Georgiou, President of the Local Union of Municipalities & Communities (TEDK) of Viotia
Aristidis Roussaris, Mayor of Livadia
Kostas Gizimis, President of the Prefectural Council of Viotia
Alekos Vitsis, Mayor of Aliartos
Kostas Karanasos, Vice-mayor of Aliartos

Responsible of Conference:
Nikos Kalogerakis, Professor of the Technical University of Crete

Organisational Committee:
Klearchos Pergandas, Prefect of Viotia
Alekos Vitsis, Mayor of Aliartos
Tasos Frousios, City Councillor of Thebes

The results and the proposals of the Conference were notified to the European Commission, the Ministry of Agriculture and the Mainland Greece Region and to International and Greek Environmental Organisations.