Pilar Paneque

Pilar Paneque

Pilar Paneque
Position

Professor of Human Geography at the Pablo de Olavide University and head of the Citizen Drought Observatory

Europe in drought: a perfect storm

The lack of rainfall and the decrease in available water resources have caused 47% of European territory to be on drought pre-alert and 17% to be on alert. The lesser experience of northern countries in managing this phenomenon and the high vulnerability of southern regions mean that this drought is having a major impact on various economic sectors, in addition to supply cuts.

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