Reclamation and irrigation week begins.Anbi:“There is a bad weather emergency in the north and drought in the central south”

From 18 to 26 May throughout the Peninsula, many initiatives promoted by the reclamation and irrigation consortia:exhibitions and conferences, river trips, guided tours, shows

ROME – Exhibitions and conferences, walks, river trips, guided tours, shows:There are many initiatives organized throughout Italy by land reclamation and irrigation consortia to promote "the culture of water".With the patronage of the Ministries of Culture, Environment and Energy Security opens on Saturday 18 May, the National Land Reclamation and Irrigation Week, anticipated this year by bad weather and flooding in the North, while in the South there is a worrying situation of water shortage; theme of the 2024 edition:'Water nourishes us and gives life‘.
“It is certainly no coincidence that this year we had planned to give great space to the commitment of the consortium system for the hydraulic management of increasingly fragile territories in the face of extreme weather events.So, above all in the two weekends until May 26th, the public will be able to take advantage of visits and guided itineraries to the plants responsible for ensuring hydrogeological protection and distributing water resources to the countryside“, he announces Francesco Vincenzi, president of the National Association of Land and Irrigation Water Management and Protection Consortia (ANBI).

BETWEEN APPOINTMENTS RIVER DESCENTS AND GUIDED VISITS TO THE FACILITIES

As usual, the eight days of the Week will be characterized by a succession of events along the Peninsula: walks, river trips, exhibitions, conferences, musical and theatrical events, activities for physical well-being;there will be no lack of traditional, great attention to the world of school, from primary school to university, with targeted experiences and aimed at understanding the territory and the consortium activities.

“ITALY NEEDS AN EXTRAORDINARY MAINTENANCE PLAN FOR THE TERRITORY”

Concludes Massimo Gargano, general director of Anbi, present at the prologue of the National Land Reclamation and Irrigation Week, organized in Cagliari from the 7 consortium bodies of Sardinia:“With the many i'sinitiatives promoted by the reclamation and irrigation consortia along the Peninsula, we want promote water culture, considering it an indispensable integral part of our strategy for adapting to the climate crisis and placing it alongside the other three pillars:efficiency of the water network, new hydraulic infrastructures, constant search for the most effective solutions. Italy needs an extraordinary maintenance plan for the territory:just think that on average dams are repaired every 67 years!We also need a reservoir plan to store water to be used for times of drought and produce renewable energy.We will also strongly propose this during the Week."