XIV edition of the National Congress of Irrigation Communities. Torrevieja

The Minister of Agriculture, Isabel García Tejerina, was in charge of inaugurating the XIV edition of the National Congress of Irrigation Communities, which aims at the current situation of irrigated agriculture within a context marked for negotiations for the National Water Pact .

In this way, this forum, which will be held in Torrevieja (Alicante) organized by Fenacore and the Irrigation Irrigation Community of Levante Margen Derecha, service of a group of players from all over Spain at a time in which to guarantee the collection and supply of a scarce resource such as water requires a political agreement that ensures a stable long-term horizon to meet all demands.

Faced with this reality, the National Congress of Irrigators will focus the debate on three major issues. First, the role of regulatory works in a climate change environment, where it is necessary to control the damages caused by the rains, although the waves over time become more torrential, but they also have guaranteed water in periods of drought, so typical of the Spanish climate. The second big issue that is on the table is the need to increase public financing of modernization.

Finally, the third topic that is addressed in the Congress is water governance. Just as they modernize their irrigation systems, irrigators must also face a transformation of the administrative management systems for the digital environment that is currently imposed. Hence, the transition to the electronic administration of the sea is also a matter of debate.

In this way, this forum highlights, in particular, how to support and guide candidates when updating orders to include the new rules, as well as the right, transparency and access to information. Protection of Data, especially in relation to the figure of the Delegate for Data Protection.

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