Hidralia receives the 2020 Environment Award from the Junta de Andalucía for its fight against climate change
The Andalusian government recognizes the creation of the Andalusian Climate Change Network (REDAC) for its defense, protection and dissemination of environmental values
The director general of Hidralia, Matilde Mancha, has received from the mayor of Malaga, Francisco de la Torre, and in the presence of the Councillor of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries and Sustainable Development, Carmen Crespo, the 2020 Environment Award in the climate change modality as a promoter of the Andalusian Network against Climate Change (REDAC), for having contributed throughout the last year in a noticeable way in conservation , protection and dissemination of Andalusia's environmental values.
The event has been developed in the Botanical-Historical Garden La Concepción de Málaga and has served to highlight the active role of Hidralia, an environmental company for integral water management, in the Green Revolution and in the fight against climate change in Andalusia.
REDAC is an open and participatory space aimed at raising social awareness of the problem of climate change in accordance with the UN mandate through the 2030 Agenda. Driven by Hidralia, and managed through the chair that this company has established with the University of Granada, REDAC has become a large network in which the affiliated entities, which are already more than 550, can calculate their carbon footprint for free, exchange experiences, value projects and collect information on mitigation and adaptation to climate change , while fostering the establishment of business, institutional and public-private partnerships.
With this award, the Ministry wants to value this effort and commitment and reward the entrepreneurial work of Andalusian society, encouraging companies, scientists, administrations, associations, foundations and also individuals, to actively star in its decisive role in the Green Revolution and in the fight against climate change in Andalusia.
In addition to Hidralia, they have also been awarded in this edition of the awards to the federation of irrigators, Feragua, for their Reutivar project, in which Aguas de Montilla, a company participated by Hidralia and the Town Hall of the town, also collaborates. The rest of the winners have been the Provincial Council of Malaga, Algaenergy, Port Authority of Seville, AAEF and Juan Calderón Rubiales.