water management

How are farmers and hotels dealing with the Spanish drought?

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Standing in a field of apple trees in Catalonia, fruit and grain farmer Ramón Falguera looks concerned. Last year the fruit harvest fell by about a third and the wheat harvest by half due to a lack of rain and restrictions on water use in this area of ​​northeastern Spain. The water channel used for … Read more

Drought, heat and mismanagement make obtaining fresh water an increasingly difficult task

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As the world warms due to human-induced climate change, it is becoming increasingly difficult for many people to access fresh water for drinking, cooking and cleaning. That’s because the warming world is leading to erratic rainfall patterns, extreme heat and periods of drought – on top of decades of poor water management and extraction policies … Read more