On June 17, 2008, the five countries of Ethiopia, Egypt, Kenya, Mali andTanzania, joined Zaragoza, Spain through the first GDLN session of ExpoZaragoza to discuss Water and Land Issues in the context of"Agricultural Water Development - Implications for Africa."
The 137participants from the five countries discussed three main areas ofagricultural water development: 1) achieving better performance ofinvestments; 2) implementing innovative mechanisms for financing; and3) attracting private financing.
WBI & GDLN teamed up to host the Expo's Virtual Pavilion, where experts in water and all interested peoples came together to learn, discuss and propose solutions to diverse water-related challenges.