Venue: Fundación Botín
Tuesday, 1 July 2025, from 12:00 to 13:30 h. CEST (UTC+2). Venue: Fundación Botín, c/ Castelló 18 C, Madrid.
Growing pressure on Spain’s water resources, exacerbated by climate change, underscores the urgent need to strengthen water resilience. Meeting this challenge requires not only technical and economic measures, but also broad social acceptance and active citizen engagement.
Based on a representative survey, the policy paper examines public perceptions, levels of knowledge and behavioral intentions regarding water management, as well as citizens’ willingness to support measures such as water reuse and desalination. Experts from the public, private and academic sectors will discuss the findings and the key challenges in delivering sustainable water management in Spain.
Hashtag: #AguaEspaña
Programme
Participants:
- Alberto Garrido, Director, Botin Foundation’s Water Observatory; Professor and Vice-Rector at Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | @garrido1964
- Carmen González Enríquez, Senior Fellow, Elcano Royal Institute | @cgzalez_elcano
- Belén Gutiérrez López, Member of the Board of Directors, Spanish Association of Desalination and Water Reuse (AEDyR) | @AEDyR
- Luis Martí, Public Policy and Regulation Director, ACCIONA | @ACCIONA
- Manuel Menéndez Prieto, Fomer Director General for Water, Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challenge.
- Sofía Tirado Sarti, Fellow, Elcano Royal Institute | @TiradoSarti
Chair: Charles Powell, Director, Elcano Royal Institute | @CharlesTPowell
– The event will be held in Spanish without simultaneous translation.
– Please, send RSVP to confirmaciones@rielcano.org.
– In-person event. The video recording will be available on our website the following day.
Image: Panoramic view of the Camarasa Reservoir in Catalonia. Photo: Jobove Reus (@jobove-reus-139932736).
