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6 Oct 2022

Spanish farmers demand government stops sending water to Portugal

Around 3.000 Spanish farmers from three different provinces have taken to the streets of Leon, a town in north-western Spain, demanding that the Spanish government stop sending water across the border to Portugal as per the treaty signed by the two countries in 1998. Spanish farmers accuse the country’s central government of turning their backs on rural areas amid the drought, while Spanish officials have pointed out that releasing the water is in accordance with the 1998 Albufeira Convention...

3 Jul 2022 LISBON, Portugal

Dialogue On Marine Pollution At Oceans Conference

Oceans under threat through plastics pollution, overfishing, and the effects of climate change, river basin and coastal pollution.

1 Mar 2022 LISBON, Portugal

Drought In Portugal Intensifies

Emergency allocation to assist cattle farmers; Portugal and Spain appeal to European Union for assistance

4 Feb 2021 LJUBLJANA, Slovenia

Mobilising Water Investments, Strengthening Water Partnerships In Europe

The Government of Slovenia and the European Commission Directorate-General for International Partnerships opened a four-day conference on water 18 January, with the support of Portugal as the current European Union (EU) Council President.The "Water and Beyond: EU transformative approaches for international partnerships" conference considered transformative approaches to mobilise water investments, strengthen partnerships and improve communication between countries in order to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement...