Drought disaster for French farmers shows water must be a public resource
There is a red alert in France concerning water resources. Although France is currently experiencing its fourth heatwave since May, the drought is worsening. And with it, the insurance companies’ bill is rising, as they see their expenditure increase every year due, reportedly, to increasingly intense and recurrent exceptional weather events. A national crisis On 29 July, no fewer than 62 of the country’s 96 metropolitan departments were in a crisis situation, and another 22 were on alert. The Minister for Ecological Transition, Monique Barbut stated that the cost of the current crisis would be “higher” than the €5.6 billion recorded…
