Catalonia Limits Water Use As Spain Prays For Rain
November 22nd, 2022
Via National Newswatch, an article on new water restrictions in Spain: Barcelona and large swathes of Spain?s northeast are going under water restrictions as a months-long drought that has devastated crops starts to put the pinch on human activities in the Mediterranean country. The measures will affect 6.7 million people, 80% of the population in […]
Read more »Drought-Stricken Work Together To Fight Water Woes
November 9th, 2022
Via Reuters, a report that drought-stricken countries have agreed to work together to fight water woes: Drought-stricken countries, led by Senegal and Spain, announced an alliance Monday to help each other manage water scarcity by sharing technology and expertise. The announcement was made on the sidelines of the U.N. climate conference, COP27, which is taking […]
Read more »Spain and Portugal Suffering Driest Climate For 1,200 Years
July 10th, 2022
Via The Guardian, an article on the drought affecting Spain and Portugal: Spain and?Portugal?are suffering their driest climate for at least 1,200 years, according to research, with severe implications for both food production and tourism. Most rain on the Iberian peninsula falls in winter as wet, low-pressure systems blow in from the Atlantic. But a […]
Read more »Fight Over The Nile: Preview of Climate Change Diplomacy
August 18th, 2020
Via Slate, a look at how a?fight over the world?s longest river is a preview of climate change diplomacy: The Book of Genesis describes the pharaoh of Egypt having two dreams: one in which he is standing by the Nile and sees seven fat cows devoured by seven thin cows, and one in which he […]
Read more »Water Theft A Growing Concern In Increasingly-Dry Spain
March 20th, 2020
Via Terra Daily, an article on the growing incidence of water theft in Spain: Inside her greenhouse, Emilia Gomez bends down to see how her strawberries are faring following a difficult season with barely any water after her farm’s illegal well was shut down. Digging an illegal well to irrigate crops is a widespread practice […]
Read more »Global Cities Facing Water Risks
June 15th, 2018
Via IWA’s The Source, an interesting look at some of the water challenges facing several of the world’s most at-risk cities: Water visions precede action. Yet it?s easy to offer ?building blocks? to plan ?sustainable urban water systems? that inform and govern ?resilient and liveable cities.? What?s hard is showing how and where to implement […]
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