TASK DEFINITION: In this task, you are given a sentence in Spanish and your task is to translate it into English. In translation, keep the numbers and capitalization (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and name).
PROBLEM: En 1953 tuvimos una catástrofe de enormes dimensiones gracias a la cual a la vez pudimos desempeñar un papel precursor en el terreno de la construcción de diques.

SOLUTION: In 1953, we suffered an enormous flood at a time when we were able to play a pioneering role in terms of dam technology.

PROBLEM: ¿Queremos en serio responder a la aspiración de nuestros pueblos?

SOLUTION: Do we seriously want to respond to the hopes of our peoples?

PROBLEM: El coste del mantenimiento del medio ambiente, que todos disfrutamos, debe correr a cargo de todos, y el programa LIFE es el único instrumento financiero destinado exclusivamente al medio ambiente y cuyos proyectos han sido en general eficaces.

SOLUTION:
The cost of maintaining the environment, which we all enjoy, must be met by all of us, and the LIFE programme is the only financial instrument aimed exclusively at the environment and whose projects have generally been effective.