The event once again places the Terres de l’Ebre region at the center of the debate on water management in Spain. During the morning, FNCA members will participate in a scientific and technical meeting to address the most pressing issues in hydrology, including the effects of drought, new water planning, and the impacts of climate change on river ecosystems. This session aims to update the research lines of the organization, known for challenging models based on the overexploitation of water resources.
In the afternoon, the Ebro Defense Platform (PDE) will organize a round table open to the public titled 'Shared Struggles, Future Challenges'. The event will take place at the Aula Didàctica of the Museu de Tortosa (former Slaughterhouse) at 7:00 PM.
This gathering will bring together organizations and platforms defending rivers from across Catalonia and various regions of Spain, such as Aigua és Vida (Catalonia), COAGRET (Ebro Basin), Xúquer Viu, the Tajo Platform, the River Castril Defense Platform, as well as movements from the Segura, Guadalquivir rivers, and the Galician, Cantabrian, and Andalusian basins.
The debate will connect the past, present, and future of the struggle for water and territory. It will feature key figures from the FNCA, including Goldman Prize winner and UN Special Rapporteur on the human right to water, Pedro Arrojo, and ecologist Narcís Prat, recognized for their contribution to the legal battle against the National Hydrological Plan in 2004.
“"It reflects that solidarity and joint work among river basins remain alive and are more necessary than ever. All these movements have their diagnoses and strategies to confront the speculative pressures that still threaten our rivers and territories today."
The round table will be moderated by journalist Sílvia Berbís, who covered the social movement and technical debate surrounding the defense of the Ebro River.
