Project demonstrating how severe drought can be tackled without causing harm launched in Algarve
€11 million project has been described as “ingenious” While the government is focused on spending upwards of €180 million on a desalination plant for the Algarve that carries multiple downsides
Rain brings relief to Algarve dams: water levels rising
Water levels have increased five percentage points thanks to recent rain The six reservoirs and dams that supply the Algarve region were on Monday at 34% of their total water
Water in Algarve reservoirs, dams rises 5% with recent rains
The six reservoirs and dams supplying the Algarve region are on Monday at 34% of their total water storage capacity, having risen by 5% with the rains of the last
Meteorological drought ends in parts of mainland
Lower Alentejo and Algarve still suffering According to IPMA, the country’s institute of sea and atmosphere, Portugal’s meteorological drought ended at the end of October in inland regions of the
‘Bola de berlim’ bags used to raise drought awareness in Castro Marim
Messages on ‘bola de berlim’ bags sold at Castro Marim beaches urge beachgoers to save water and shop locally The municipal council of Castro Marim has teamed up with ‘bola
Pomarão water collection project to supply Algarve gets (conditional) approval
APA has conditionally approved the Pomarão project The Portuguese Environmental Agency (APA) has conditionally approved the project to supply the Algarve with water collected from the Guadiana River at Pomarão in
Government hails “very significant water savings” in Algarve
“But it is possible to do more,” minister says Portugal’s Minister of Environment and Energy has celebrated the success of the water-saving measures implemented in the Algarve to combat drought,
Algarve resorts reduce water consumption by 14%
Implemented in March, the “Save Water” seal already represented more than 30% of beds in tourist resorts in the region by July. Up until July, tourist resorts in the Algarve
Half country well stocked with water, half bone dry
An illustrated map based on data released by meteorological authority IPMA shows how half the country (the top half) is well stocked with water, with dams and reservoirs in some
Algarve’s first desalination plant encounters further bumps in road
The first desalination plant planned for the Algarve has hit yet another bump in the road: beyond the multitude of arguments against it, not to mention court actions already lodged,