Overview

• The Ministry for the Ecological Transition has introduced a draft decree that could reduce water transfers from the Tajo to the Segura by up to 60%.
• Murcia, Valencia, and Andalucía have formally requested an urgent meeting with the ministry and are preparing legal and societal actions to oppose the cuts.
• Regional leaders accuse the central government of using Levante’s water needs as a political tool to favor Castilla-La Mancha, where the reforms have been praised.
• The proposed rules raise reservoir thresholds for transfers, restricting water flow in critical scenarios and potentially halving allocations for irrigation-dependent regions.
• Agrarian organizations warn the cuts could devastate Mediterranean agriculture, risking 15,000 jobs and €5.6 billion annually in Murcia alone.