In one day Alqueva reservoir gains enough water to supply Algarve population for a year
Heavy rain caused by storms Irene and Juan explain rapid rise in the volume of the dam. In 24 hours the Alqueva dam, part of the Guadiana River, stored 79…
Citrus fruits, vegetables and vines will be the crops most affected by Algarve water cuts
Algarve farmers reject the cuts and downplay the impact of government aid. For the sector, it is essential to create measures to increase the availability of water. Farmers accuse the…
Andalusia in “extreme situation” of drought insists on water transfer from Portugal
The drought in Andalusia is already having an impact on the regional economy because of the effects on agriculture, in particular the drop of one percentage point in Andalusian GDP,…
CNA: Political choices are responsible for the crisis in the Algarve and Alentejo
The National Confederation of Agriculture has proposed a set of measures to support production losses. The National Confederation of Agriculture (CNA) argued this Thursday that the political choices of successive…
Government not to compensate Algarve tourism businesses for water cut
The government announced on Wednesday that the Algarve will see water cuts of 25% in agriculture and 15% in the urban sector, which includes tourism, in order to preserve water…
Algarve drought: Government to cut water for agriculture by up to 50% and urban consumption by 15%
According to the Minister for the Environment and Climate Action, Duarte Cordeiro, these are the measures needed at the moment to ensure that we reach the end of 2024 with…
Inter ministerial committee to define measures for drought-stricken Algarve today
The committee monitoring the effects of the drought is meeting today in Faro with the government present, when a plan is expected to be drawn up to limit water consumption…
Algarve. Water cuts are “unbalanced and unfair” for agriculture
The president of the Association of Beneficiaries of the Sotavento do Algarve Irrigation Plan warned today that the water cuts announced to cope with the drought in the region are…
One of the Algarve’s most iconic beach restaurants is visiting Lisbon
Gigi restaurant is located on Quinta do Lago beach in the Algarve and is run by the charismatic Bernardo Reino, better known as Gigi. After the success of the previous…
Cliff collapse causes part of famous Lagos beach to disappear
The collapse of a cliff caused the eastern part of Pinhão beach in Lagos to disappear at dawn on Saturday, Hugo da Guia, Port Captain and local commander of the…