Scarcity forces Spain to reconsider its water policy
As agriculture, large-scale irrigation, market competition and climate change fuel 'water war,' Spain reconsiders its water policy. Farmers, who use 80 percent of the country's water and now irrigate historically arid crop of olives to boost production, are blamed for tapping up to 1.5 million illegal wells. Desalination offers some hope.
Chicago Tribune 2008-08-18
Categories: Agriculture, BUSINESS, ENVIRONMENT, Water
Index: Alfredo Bone, Aragon, Barcelona, Catalan, Catalan Institute for Water Research, Damia Barcelo, desalination, drinking water shortage, Ebro River, Expo2008, Foundation for a New Water Culture, Francesc Baltasar, Great Lakes, irrigation, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, Jose Maria Aznar, Josep Verges, La Guerra de Aguas, Leandro del Moral, potable water, Virgin of Montserrat, water shortage, Zaragoza