Authoritiesâ water saving measures: âContradictory, ineffective, out of step, out of timeâ
Platform for Sustainable Water suggests âimmediate concrete measuresâ With the governmentâs masterplan of 46 measures designed to save water in the parched Algarve still not approved by the Council of
Alqueva reservoir at 80% following last weekâs rains
The Alqueva reservoir in the Alentejo rose by 1.87 metres in the last week, thanks to a few days of heavy rain. It is now at 80% capacity, José Pedro
North shoots down idea of water highway to âsaveâ Portugalâs parched southern region
Desertification of south is âinevitableâ A long article in DiĂĄrio de NotĂcias today suggests northern regions, with their brimming dams and reservoirs, reject the idea of a water highway to
Portugal “cannot keep postponing transfer of water to Algarve”
The country has to implement “structural measures”, AMAL boss says The President of the Algarve Municipalities Association (AMAL) has declared that Portugal “cannot keep postponing the transfer of water” to
Algarve hotels welcome 15% water cut: “It’s not dramatic”
The 15% water cut announced by the government is not seen as worrying for the sector Hotels in the Algarve are confident they will be able to cut their water
Drought-hit Andaluzia insists it needs water from Portugal…
The southern Spanish region of Andaluzia, bordering the Algarve/ Alentejo, is experiencing an “extreme situation” of drought and insists it needs water from Portugal. Juan Manuel Moreno, president of the
Algarve water cuts of 25% for agriculture and 15% for urban sector officially announced
Agricultural sector was initially expected to face a 70% cut in Algarve Portugal’s minister for the environment has announced water cuts of 25% for agriculture and 15% for urban consumption
Algarve drought nears âcatastrophicâ level
Region braces for toughest water-saving measures yet The Algarve is waiting for the Portuguese government to officially announce some of the toughest water-saving measures ever implemented in Portugal to tackle
Government âconsidering lowering water abstraction quota of Santa Clara dam”
Ministers planning exactly what residents fear The government is considering lowering the water abstraction quota of the Santa Clara dam, in the municipality of Odemira (Beja), from 104 to 102
Water wars: ministers heckled as they arrive in OdemiraÂ
âAll the water in Santa Clara dam goes to intensive agriculture!â The ministers of the Environment and Agriculture were received today in Odemira (Beja) by a chorus of angry protests,