Population growth and industrialisation are compounding the problem, but there is no shortage of solutions
As Pere Aragonès, Catalonia’s regional president, declared a drought emergency across the Spanish region in February, he issued a stark warning: “We are entering a new climate reality.” With water reserves falling to below 16 per cent of usual capacity in Barcelona and the local area, a string of restrictions — including limits on swimming pool use, a ban on watering public parks, and a reduction in agricultural irrigation — were rolled out.
Agriculture and food production is by far the largest user of water, accounting for about 70 per cent of freshwater usage. Another 20 per cent of freshwater is used in industry, with just 10 per cent used domestically, Uhlenbrook adds. “Water goes into everything we use, consume or buy every day,” says Guli, citing clothing as an example: to make one outfit, she says, requires more water than a person would drink in 40 years.
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