Drought: Agriculture ministry applies for aid to Brussels; farmers unimpressed
Months into calls for help and action from farmers, Portugal’s ministry of Agriculture has recognised the dire situation of drought affecting various parts of the country and is applying to
Golf courses want connection to waste water plants to reduce consumption
Sector responsible for only 6% of water consumption; wants to do better Golf courses in the Algarve want to be quickly connected to wastewater treatment plants and consume only wastewater
Volume of water falls in 10 river basins; rises in two
West Algarve basin has lowest amount of water stored overall The volume of water stored fell at the end of April in 10 river basins and rose in two, compared
Alcoutim already using summer’s water reservesÂ
“Fields are completely dry”; “No moisture left in soil”, says mayor Alcoutim mayor Osvaldo Gonçalves has sent out a cry of alert: his area of the north eastern Algarve is
Southern Alentejo farmers want state of emergency declared due to drought
The Campo Branco farmers’ association, from Portugal’s Alentejo region of Castro Verde, want the government to “urgently declare a state of emergency” due to the drought, writes Lusa. They having
Drought threatens price of olive oil
Prices have increased 60% in Spain since last year Olive oil, that staple of almost every Portuguese dish, is about to become even more precious than it already is. Prices
Drying out! Calls for quick action over water crisis
Authorities accused of negligence as Algarve and Alentejo beset by drought Climate scientists have been warning for years that southern Portugal is drying out; that levels of rainfall will continue
Algarve “needs to reflect on activities that don’t need a lot of water”
Authorities ease towards region’s developing natural crisis With drought already staring the country in the face – in April – authorities in the Algarve have been strangely muted in their
Southwest Alentejo groups call for action in face of water scarcity
Alentejo’s Santa Clara dam at lowest level ever Community groups Juntos Pelo Sudoeste (JPS) and SOS Rio Mira have called on all concerned “to unite in defence of the territory”
Drought commission meets to discuss dry springtime
Meeting takes place when almost half country already in meteorological drought The commission for monitoring the effects of drought meets today for the first time this year when almost half