The kick-off meeting of the AQUARES project was hosted by the General Direction of Water of the Regional Government of Murcia (MURCIA-GDW), in Murcia, Spain, on the 7th and 8th of June 2018. The meeting commenced with the cordial welcome address from Minister of Water, Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries, Miguel Ángel del Amor.
The meeting was organised in sessions, during which discussion took place, enabling participants to clarify issues, introduce considerations, set directions, and reach decisions by consensus. Partners agreed that the meeting was properly structured and organized, stressing that it was the right start to a very promising project, which is of high priority to the participating organizations. The meeting concluded with a mutual understanding of the work expected by each partner work during the 1st semester of the project.