European Tribune - Spanish Water Crisis About to Become a War?
The Acting Environment Minister, Cristina Narbona, repeated today in a telephone conversation with the Environment Counselor of the Generalitat, Francesc Baltasar, that the Government has rejected the diversion of water from the Segre River to the Llobregat watershed, and has asked the Catalan Executive Branch to study other alternatives such as purchasing water rights from farmers.
There has to be some sort of public water policy beyond survival of the wealthiest. "My True Religion Is Kindness" -- The Dalai Lama
You can use market mechanisms to allocate water but only if the proper public policies are in place. Markets are good at setting prices but terrible at determining costs.
Catalonia and the American Southwest have in common that they do not have adequate water resources for the size of their populations. And as Climaticide continues apace the situation will only worsen. "My True Religion Is Kindness" -- The Dalai Lama
