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PENSAARP 2030 foresees a global investment of between €3,500 million and €6,600 million for the next decade, depending on the sector’s ambition and capacity to achieve. Additionally, it makes clear the urgent need for investment in the rehabilitation of water and sanitation infrastructure, amounting to around half of the global investment.
Is this need for rehabilitation a Portuguese particularity? No, not at all, it is rather a common problem, especially in developed countries, which developed infrastructure in this sector earlier and now need to seriously consider the gradual renovation of this immense built heritage.
Let’s look at what happened at the end of last year in one of the most powerful countries in the world, the United States of America. After decades of inaction in infrastructure rehabilitation, the American Congress approved the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, which has been intensely debated in recent years.
The initiative foresees an exceptional investment of 1 billion dollars in the country’s infrastructure and competitiveness for the next decade, allowing it to rebuild roads, bridges, railways and water infrastructure, expand access to high-speed internet, face climate crisis, improve environmental justice and invest in communities that have been left behind. It will also help alleviate inflationary pressures and strengthen supply chains by improving ports, airports, railways and roads. It will boost job creation and contribute to improving the economy. It will create 1.5 million jobs per year.
Specifically in water services, the Infrastructure Law foresees an investment of 55 billion dollars (52 billion euros), 5% of the total investment in infrastructure. It is interesting to note that this value is proportionally close to that predicted by PENSAARP 2030 in Portugal, considering that we are a country with thirty times less population. And this is not a mere coincidence. This is a real and urgent need.
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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.
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