strategy

Developing comprehensive dam system

Synonyms:
Constructing total dam system
Implementation:
In 1995, after five years of one of the worst droughts of the century on the Iberian Peninsula, the Spanish government begun work on a $28 billion network of dams and canals to divert water from its lush, verdant north to its dry south. The plan, involving three major rivers, also envisaged recycling water, modernizing infrastructure and discouraging waste in an effort to reduce one of the highest levels of per capita water consumption in the world.
Type Classification:
G: Very Specific strategies
Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
GOAL 1: No PovertyGOAL 2: Zero HungerGOAL 3: Good Health and Well-beingGOAL 4: Quality EducationGOAL 5: Gender EqualityGOAL 6: Clean Water and SanitationGOAL 7: Affordable and Clean EnergyGOAL 8: Decent Work and Economic GrowthGOAL 9: Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureGOAL 10: Reduced InequalityGOAL 11: Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesGOAL 12: Responsible Consumption and ProductionGOAL 13: Climate ActionGOAL 14: Life Below WaterGOAL 15: Life on LandGOAL 16: Peace and Justice Strong InstitutionsGOAL 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal