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2 Jun 2023
European Commission takes Italy to court over lack of urban wastewater treatment
On the 1st of June, the European Commission decided to refer Italy to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for breaching its obligations under the wastewater treatment directive. This decision follows an earlier judgement from the ECJ from 2014 that in 74 urban areas, Italy has been falling behind in its obligations to sufficiently treat urban wastewater before releasing it back into the environment...
20 Feb 2023
Looming water shortage in Northern Italy
Images from the Copernicus Sentinel 2 satellites from February 15th show reduced flow of the Po River in Italy. This is the second year in a row that the Po valley has been affected by drought. According to the National Association of Reclamation, Irrigation and Land Improvement (ANBI), within the Po Basin, some 70 municipalities have already announced early warning status, and in some municipalities, tanker trucks are being brought in to ensure continued water supplies...
3 Jul 2022 ROME, Italy
Sea Water Flows Upstream; Italian Crops Threatened
A dry winter in the Italian Alps has curtailed the downstream flow of the Po River; saltwater incursion from Adriatic Sea is breaching salt barriers progressively affecting crops.
14 Feb 2022 ROME, Italy
Drought Threatens Millions In Horn Of Africa
Twelve to 14 million people affected; mounting livestock losses; donor community has committed only 2 percent of requirements.
10 Feb 2022 ROME, Italy
FAO Report: State Of Worlds' Land And Water Resources
Current agricultural practices are neither sustainable nor appropriate for today’s farming challenges and failure to apply technological developments could result in failure to provide food for an estimated additional two billion people by 2050.
1 Apr 2021 VATICAN CITY, Italy
Pope Urges Responsible Use Of “Sister Water”
Pope addresses the value of water on World Water Day 2021 and stresses food security and water quality are inextricably linked. Pleads for an end to wastage.