Today, September 25, marks the 6th anniversary of the United Nations ratification of the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which constitute a universal call to action to end poverty, protect the planet and reduce social inequalities. The Taibilla Channels Community (MCT), as the organization responsible for the quality water supply in the Southeastern region of Spain, participates in this event as an organization committed to achieving these Sustainable Development Goals.
Francisca Baraza, MCT president, said: “The Commonwealth is firmly committed to the 2030 Agenda and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals. But above all, there are three SDGs that we have fully defined and are working to contribute to their development.”
“The first of these three objectives that MCT focuses on is SDG #6 on ensuring the availability and sustainable management of water. This is the purpose of this Agency, subordinate to the Ministry of Ecological Transition and the Ministry of Demographic Challenge: to have quality water and to guarantee water security for the more than 2.5 million populations we supply,” adds Baraza.
Regarding SDG No. 7 advocating ‘affordable and non-polluting energy’, the MCT president underlines our efforts to reduce electricity consumption and diversify energy sources by relying on renewable energies in the European Community. is a strategic goal”.
Digitization of the network and strategic investments
The third SDG on which MCT’s actions have focused over the past six years is ‘Action for Climate’ 13, which stands for ‘Immediate action within our Organization to tackle climate change’. “Centralized control for the digitalization of the supply network, investments in strategic infrastructures or to increase the efficiency of our service, as well as the plan to adapt to the predictable reduction of water resources”, says Baraza.
Faced with all the challenges posed by the SDGs, the MCT chair advocates the role that every citizen can play in achieving these goals. “Each of us can be aware that we only have one planet where life is possible, take care of it as we do our home, bet on daily measures like reducing water and energy consumption, or adopt healthier habits. Water is a very limited resource and we need to change our habits to deal with such a scarce resource”.
MCT is a public agency under the Ministry of Ecological Transition and Demographic Struggle and fulfills a primary function in the Spanish Southeast: high water supply (collection, treatment, transmission and storage in reserve tanks) to 80 municipalities Region of Murcia (43), Alicante (35 ) and Albacete (2) provinces. It assumes a population of 2.5 million, which may exceed 3 million in summer.