December 8, 2019 – San Juan, Puerto Rico – The San Juan Bay Estuary (Estuary) will hold the 2019 Estuary Summit: Estuary Condition, on Wednesday, December 11, at the Puerto Rico Conservatory of Music. The forum will provide a space to learn about the condition of the San Juan Bay Estuary's water system and its entire watershed, which extends across eight (8) municipalities. Experts in environmental issues and urban governance will be present to speak to the general public and answer questions arising from the discussion.
“As part of the development of the watershed-level Mitigation Plan that we are undertaking at the Estuary, we conducted an analysis of the condition of the San Juan Bay Estuary system, taking into account studies carried out by Puerto Rican scientists. After Hurricane Maria, these scientists went into the field and put all their academic knowledge into practice to understand the level of impact this phenomenon had on our environment and on the stability of the communities living in the metropolitan area. The Estuary embraces these results and compiles them to provide the starting point for the development of the Mitigation Plan,” said Brenda Torres, social ecologist and executive director of the San Juan Bay Estuary.
The format of the Estuary Summit 2019 is one open to conversation about the results of studies by experts in the field of hydrology, geography, ecology, engineering and community development, among other fields related to the sustainability of urban cities.
We hope to have representatives from government entities, communities of the Estuary and its eight municipalities, and leaders from sectors with the greatest interest in the stability of the metropolitan region for the socio-economic development of the region and the resilience of Puerto Rico.
The event is free of charge. To register and learn more about the event, please visit estuario.org or our social media pages: EstuarioSanJuan. You can also call the Estuary Center at (787) 725-8165.
“As part of the development of the watershed-level Mitigation Plan that we are undertaking at the Estuary, we conducted an analysis of the condition of the San Juan Bay Estuary system, taking into account studies carried out by Puerto Rican scientists. After Hurricane Maria, these scientists went into the field and put all their academic knowledge into practice to understand the level of impact this phenomenon had on our environment and on the stability of the communities living in the metropolitan area. The Estuary embraces these results and compiles them to provide the starting point for the development of the Mitigation Plan,” said Brenda Torres, social ecologist and executive director of the San Juan Bay Estuary.
The format of the Estuary Summit 2019 is one open to conversation about the results of studies by experts in the field of hydrology, geography, ecology, engineering and community development, among other fields related to the sustainability of urban cities.
We hope to have representatives from government entities, communities of the Estuary and its eight municipalities, and leaders from sectors with the greatest interest in the stability of the metropolitan region for the socio-economic development of the region and the resilience of Puerto Rico.
The event is free of charge. To register and learn more about the event, please visit estuario.org or our social media pages: EstuarioSanJuan. You can also call the Estuary Center at (787) 725-8165.
