Mariano Bordas Mon

The concept of sustainability needs to be translated into specific measures and actions. If we focus on the public swimming pool environment, one factor to improve sustainability focuses on energy efficiency. There are two types of consumption with particular significance: energy consumption and water consumption. Today we will review both areas of action, with an emphasis on how to be more energy efficient and how to reduce water consumption and even reuse water that traditionally just goes down the drain.

The Consell Català de l'Esport will meet in a round table discussion with the Diputació de Barcelona, the City Council of Tarragona and the Institut Barcelona Esports de l'Ajuntament de Barcelona to share the challenges for the future of public swimming pools in Catalonia.

Based on the analysis of the current situation in the different administrations, the round table will discuss the lessons learned from the pandemic and explain how swimming pools should be in the 21st century, exemplified by the projects they are developing. This transparency exercise is aligned with the Sustainable Development Goal SDG 17, which establishes the need to build partnerships to achieve them.