The Ecologist’s Post

🚱 The Iberian Peninsula is facing a strong water crisis. Both Spain and Portugal are exposed to extreme droughts, leading to a critical water shortage that threatens agriculture and local ecosystems. A battle over resources is intensifying, driven by growing demands. 🧑🏾🌾 This situation has triggered tensions between Spanish and Portuguese farmers as they need to rely on dwindling water supplies from shared rivers like the Guardiana. While Spain pushes for more extensive irrigation to sustain its thirsty crops, Portuguese farmers worry about the ecological toll and competition for what’s left of the water supply, sparking both environmental and political conflicts that could reshape agriculture across the region. 🧐 Beyond the immediate scarcity, the investigation by Luzia Lambuça michele curel Daniel Moura Borges and Emerson Mendoza Ayala explores deeper issues, including the heavy reliance on water-intensive crops like avocados and oranges, whose cultivation is exacerbating the crisis. Experts argue that the region’s agricultural model is unsustainable, and highlight how mismanaged water pricing and lack of international cooperation are further exacerbating the problem. ➡️ Find more information about this investigation and the links to all the articles: https://lnkd.in/ecM3vi66 The Ecologist Público #earthinvestigations #waterscarcity Arcadia