solutions to combat chronic water shortages

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Many methods have been put in place to adapt crops to a chronic lack of water. Adobe Stock

DECRYPTION – Developing sobriety, reducing leaks in distribution networks, adapting agricultural methods without giving up reservoirs, reusing waste water and thinking about seawater desalination are methods to consider in order to deal with shortages.

After a year of record drought in 2022, the current year also promises to be complicated for water resources in many regions. And, with the current warming, the whole of the south of the country will have to learn to manage a resource that will become very scarce. A brief overview of the avenues for dealing with future shortages.

As with energy demand this winter, “sobriety” in water consumption has become the key word. This is the solution put forward by all the players to deal with repeated droughts throughout the territory. And where users have experienced water cuts, consumption patterns are changing towards a drop in demand. « To promote reasonable consumption, the smart water meter, the Linky of wateris a suitable method », proposes Massimiliano Pellegrini, president of the Federation of water companies in France. The system does not yet exist in France, but it would also allow…

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