Water supply crisis in southern Lisbon

This should serve as a wake-up call, writes Visão:

“Portugal seems to be realising only now that water – whether in Almada or elsewhere in the country – does not spring forth from press conferences or speeches by politicians and local councillors, nor from the renderings of the luxury resorts springing up along our beautiful coastline, nor from the digital promises of the cloud. It springs from where it has always sprung: from the ground, from rivers, from aquifers, from the rain. … Portugal needs clear public maps, transparent data, proper monitoring of groundwater levels, the renewal of its water distribution networks, effective measures to tackle water wastage, the recycling of wastewater, and less irresponsible urban and tourism planning.”