The president of Agbar, Ángel Simón, lamented yesterday that "sufficient" progress has not been made in the reuse of water since the 2008 drought, and assured that the current situation would be different if the necessary decisions had been taken. Simón made this statement at a round table on critical infrastructures and technologies at the Cercle meeting, in which the presidents of Indra, Marc Murtra, and of Redeia, Beatriz Corredor, also participated.
They agreed that the planet faces challenges on many fronts. The climate crisis, the water crisis, energy security and defense are some. Technology is called to play a fundamental role. On the water side, Simón could not avoid the water crisis. To avoid problems in the future, he urged innovation in the reuse of water. "In Spain we are reusing 12% of urban water, we are a leading country." But you need to grow. In addition, urban and agricultural consumption must be separated, "so that they do not compete." “Cities can be self-sufficient if we manage resources well and take advantage of reuse. Today with technology we should not have problems, ”he noted.
War is another concern. “He has made it clear that security is largely technology. Without security we do not have civil society”, assured Murtra, who insisted on the need to have defense technology within European borders to avoid dependencies. “Today there are no European countries that provide a response in the entire field of defense –land, air, naval...–, which leads us to greater coordination. Either we are there or we are not going to be able to decide on our future. There is a lack of real political will and resources, ”he warned.
Without telecommunications and electrical facilities, there is no ecological transition, highlighted Corredor.
