Sustainable adaptation to drought in the Aconcagua Valley

This series is an initiative of a Dutch and Chilean alliance of public and private parties, working together to support the agricultural sector in adaptation to increasing drought in the Aconcagua valley. The alliance forms a platform to match Chilean action and knowledge to the international value chains and to Dutch innovations in water and agriculture.

In this page, you can review the recordings and the presentations of each session.

Session I: The demand for sustainable agricultural products

Programme overview:

• General Introduction | Milagros Sosa, NWP.
• Welcome message | S.E. Harman Idema, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Chile.
• "Good business" and current consumer and market demand in Europe | Coen van Iwaarden, Nature’s Pride. See presentation.
• The role of sustainability in Chilean exports. Trends and opportunities for Chile in the European market | Catalina Cuevas, ProChile. See presentation.
• Interview – Use of water and challenges for sustainable production | Eduardo Urmeneta, Fruit grower in the Aconcagua valley.
• Sustainability in fruiticulture, everybody’s task | Kurt Neuling, PERFRUTS. See presentation.
• Certificado Azul: Companies as a driver of change in water management | Johanna Guzmán, Agencia de Sustentabilidad y Cambio Climático (ASCC). See presentation.
• Q&A | Milagros Sosa, NWP.

Recordings

The video below shows the recordings of the first session in Spanish.

Session II: Innovative Technologies for Irrigation and Soil Management

Programme overview:

• General Introduction | Milagros Sosa, NWP.
• The importance of healthy soils for sustainable production | Saskia Visser, Wageningen University and Research. See presentation.
• Salinity assessment and methodologies for agriculture | Bas Bruning, Salt Doctors. See presentation.
• Soil and water technology equipment | Alberto Villanueva, Royal Eijkelkamp. See presentation.
• Daily monitoring of water use and fruit production at PerFrut; First Experiences with IrriWatch | Wim Bastiaanssen, IrriWatch. See presentation.
• Smart technology applications based on satellite data for the fruit and wine sector | Ernesto Bastidas, eLEAF. See presentation.
• Digital systems, robotics and Artificial Intelligence for agriculture | Joao Valente, Social Drones LAB-WUR. See presentation.
• Q&A | Milagros Sosa, NWP

Recordings

The video below shows the recordings of the second session in Spanish.

Session III: Optimal water retention and reuse

Programme overview:

• Introduction | Frans Janssen, Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Chile.
• Aconcagua river basin strategic plan, next steps & long-term actions | Mauricio Lorca, Chilean Directorate General of Water. See presentation.
• Water Management and Strengthening of the water users associations in Aconcagua | Marianela Matta, Chilean National Irrigation Committee. See presentation.
• GirAgua project to recharge aquifers in the Elqui river basin | Hans van Duijne, Deltares. See presentation.
• Using the potential of treated wastewater for agricultural development | Paul van de Grift, Bluecon International. See presentation.
• Q&A | Milagros Sosa, NWP

Recordings

The video below shows the recordings of the third session in Spanish.

Session IV: Water availability and sustainability in the Aconcagua river basin

Programme overview:

• General summary of the Series | Milagros Sosa, Netherlands Water Partnership.
• Introduction to the Aconcagua Alliance and the Partners for Water Programme | Wendele van der Wiele, RVO. 
• PerFruts Programme and water management in Aconcagua | Kurt Neuling, PerFruts. See presentation.
• Collaboration for the most pressing water challenges with RaboFinance | Ángeles Undurraga, RaboBank. See presentation.
• Main considerations for a “Catchment Passport” | Diego Arévalo, Good Stuff International (GSI). See presentation.
• Searching for points in common between conservation and agriculture | Maryann Ramirez, The Nature Conservancy. See presentation.
• Q&A | Milagros Sosa, NWP 

Recordings

The video below shows the recordings of the fourth session in Spanish.

More information:

If you want to be part of our initiatives, please contact Frans Janssen of the Dutch Embassy in Santiago at frans.janssen@minbuza.nl or Wendele van der Wiele of RVO, Partners for Water Programme at wendele.vanderwiele@rvo.nl.

For information about the water cooperation between Chile and the Netherlands, please contact, Milagros Sosa: m.sosa@nwp.nl.