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A LIS-Water, que coordenou a proposta técnica do PENSAARP 2030, levou uma reflexão estratégica do plano à 17.ª Expo Conferência da Água, que decorreu dias 21 e 22 de novembro, em Lisboa.
In addition to its intervention as Keynote Speaker, on the first day of the Expo Water Conference, LIS-Water was present in the debate in two other panels.
“Executing PENSAARP 2030: What now?” was the theme of the intervention by the President of LIS-Water, having stated that, after a notable evolution of water supply and wastewater management services in Portugal over the last 30 years, recent years seem to reveal some stagnation or even regression , with fundamental problems to be resolved. He considers that political power seems to have adopted other priorities in relation to this sector, and has not visibly assumed leadership in the improvement process. The sector’s authorities did not see their capacity strengthened and, on the contrary, they even saw their previously held powers taken away. State management entities entered a stabilization phase with a lower intensity of proactive intervention. Municipal management entities develop at two speeds, with some modern entities coexisting with many low-performing entities. Private management entities compete in a stagnant market and sometimes in an environment of some hostility. The business sector appears to be increasingly turning to foreign markets in the face of stagnation in the national market.
“Executing PENSAARP 2030: How to avoid a two-speed sector?” was the motto of the second panel with intervention by Lis-Water. The discussion was promoted around divisive themes, such as the mechanisms and incentives that can be created to help combat territorial inequality and the lack of scale of managing entities, the creation of new aggregations in decline and the mechanisms proposed in PENSAARP 2030.
Municipal water and sanitation concessions were highlighted in the panel “Concessions: The Specter of Extinction”, where LIS-Water contributed to the discussion on the relevance and advantages of the private sector’s contribution to financing investments planned for this decade.
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The vision of Associação LIS-Water – Lisbon International Center for Water is to contribute to a better world through better water governance. It thus promotes more effective, efficient and resilient water supply and wastewater and rainwater management services, within the framework of sustainable development objectives.
These water services are essential for the well-being of citizens and for economic activities, with a clear impact on improving public health, environmental sustainability and mitigating risks, namely arising from climate change.. They generate benefits in terms of job creation, economic growth, increased social stability and reduced conflicts, contributing to a more developed, peaceful, equitable and healthy society.
LIS-Water’s mission is thus to reinforce public policies, regulation and management of water services for the benefit of society, integrating the best knowledge in management, economics, engineering, law, social sciences, communication and other relevant areas.
Together with its partners, the association intends to make available and produce the best and most up-to-date knowledge at an international level and to transfer it continuously to decision-makers, water professionals, industry and society.
In this way, we will make our contribution towards achieving the great goals of humanity regarding better water governance, for a better world.
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The members of LIS-Water represent the main players in the water sector in Portugal.
Public institution for research and scientific and technological development in Portugal, one of the largest civil engineering laboratories in the world.
Non-profit entity, formed by the National Association of Portuguese Municipalities, to carry out information, training, research, technical advice, international cooperation on relevant topics for Local Authorities.
Business association that represents and defends the collective interests of private companies that intervene in the environmental sector, acting as a dynamic player in the development of the market in the environmental sector.
Network of entities that aims to develop synergies and maximize potential for the development of the water sector in the world, promoting alliances and partnerships between national institutions and nations committed to the sustainable use of water and the enhancement of water resources.
The AdP Group is responsible for the integrated management of the urban water cycle, providing services to Municipalities, which are simultaneously shareholders of the companies managing multi-municipal systems, and directly serving the population through municipal water supply and sanitation systems.
