Poor snowfall, drought that causes a water shortage that "has been a reality for years", and the look at the Israel model to reduce waste for example "not using drinking water to irrigate the fields".
The executive is there and is working and there is still no talk of emergency, but - in the interview with Il Messaggero of the Minister of Civil Protection and the Sea, Nello Musumeci - the word "desalinators" enters among the objectives of the Government's projects, not now, but in the context of measures that are being worked on within a "medium-long term plan".

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"Let's look at the Israeli model to reduce waste, for example not using drinking water to irrigate the fields, so the Minister, who reassures: "given that rationing is the responsibility of Regions and local authorities, I would say that for this summer the danger could be averted. Of course, it also depends on the precipitation in the coming weeks."

Piedmont and Lombardy observed special
On the drought front "We monitor in particular Piedmont and Lombardy - continues Musumeci - where the scarce snowfalls also weigh and agriculture suffers". But "Water scarcity has been a reality for years, not just an emergency. What has been done in recent years?" The head of the Dicastery then announced: "Investing in desalination plants and purifiers is one of our goals".

Anbi: "The great rivers of Italy have disappeared"Two days, the alarm from the Anbi Water Resources Observatory that wrote: "The North is dry, the great rivers of Italy have disappeared", so the National Association of Consortia for the management and protection of the territory and irrigation waters citing a data from the National Research Council, according to which "
In 24 months that is from February 2021, As many as 38% of irrigated agricultural areas have been affected by severe-extreme drought".