Water management faces one of its greatest challenges in the coming decades: ensuring water security in a context marked by the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events. Acting promptly, anticipating risks, and strengthening infrastructure has become a priority for protecting people and territories.
With this premise, Madrid has hosted a new edition of Future4Water 2025, the meeting promoted by the specialized media outlet RETEMA which has established itself as one of the leading forums for discussing the future of water management in Spain. The event brought together institutional representatives, public officials, and executives from leading companies to analyze the sector's major challenges: digitalization, the circular economy, economic sustainability, and adaptation to climate change.
In this context, Jose Claramonte, CEO of Facsa, Claramonte participated in an engaging dialogue within the framework of the Planning, Investment, and Economic Sustainability panel, where she emphasized that the increasing frequency of droughts and floods demands a shift from a reactive to a preventative model. "The cost of repairing the damage caused by extreme weather events is striking: in Europe, the trend is upward. Why don't we start planning these infrastructure projects while incorporating climate risk?" Claramonte asked.
The CEO of Facsa has defended the need to strengthen water infrastructure and accelerate investment in adaptation, noting that inaction in the face of climate risks can have a strong economic and social impact, as reflected in the second study which the company has just launched and which this time focuses on the impact of extreme weather on water resources.
During her speech, she highlighted three key pillars for strengthening water resilience: technology, governance, and nature-based solutions. She pointed out that digitalization allows for anticipating risk scenarios and optimizing management; strong governance is essential for integrating climate change into planning; and nature is an ally in mitigation, through ecosystem restoration and aquifer recharge.
With its participation in Future4Water 2025, Facsa reaffirms its commitment to innovative, sustainable and resilient water management, capable of responding to the challenges of climate change and ensuring water security for future generations.
