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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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“It was complicated last year. We’re entering a phase of near chaos,” said António Pina, President of the International Community of the Algarve. The drought situation is serious: it is…
The government is considering reducing water pressure and suspending second meters to reduce water consumption in the Algarve, the environment minister announced, acknowledging that the situation in the region is…
“The priority use is human use and agriculture will have a bigger cut,” said the vice-president of the Portuguese Environment Agency. The Portuguese Environment Agency expects to present a contingency…