Italy
Italy: Are water houses sustainable?
There are over two thousand “Water Houses” in Italy and they are often considered an ecological alternative to the consumption of bottled water. But water houses have a significant environ...
Sicily: Alarm Bells Ringing
Alarm bells are ringing in Sicily: the warnings of recent months have gone unheeded and the water crisis is worsening. How often do we turn on the tap without thinking about where the water comes from...
Water emergency in Italy’s Basilicata
For months now, Italy’s Basilicata region has been facing an unprecedented water crisis, with water being rationed to citizens at different times of the day. The paradox is that Basilicata is th...
Pescara: No water for eight months
Italy is suffering water shortage and cuts. Pescara’s via Rigopiano, via Fonte Romana and part of the San Giuseppe district: no water all day, except for a few hours at night, since May. Residen...
Italy: Pope Francis blesses Water House
Italy celebrates a new way of commodifying water – with the blessingof Pope Francis: Water Houses. Presented as a technological evolution of the ancient Italian fountains and located in strategi...
Blue Community for Peace & Water Justice
On 10 December, several organizations organized an event in Florence under the title “Blue Communities – towards Peace and Water Justice” (see Blue News here). And it was a success! Here the post on I...
Italy: Water Crisis in Basilicata
The water crisis in the Basilicata region of southern Italy has been going on for months. In a longer article for the Italian daily La Repubblica, Anna Martino writes about recent decisions and gives ...
Italy: Water war in Sicily
As the water levels in the reservoirs dwindle due to the drought, the anger and protests of the citizens increase due to the water rationing, which in some cases lasts more than a week. And so, betwee...
Italy: Palermo’s water crisis worsens
The drought, once considered an inevitable calamity on Sicily, is once again making itself felt in everyday life. The Sicilian capital of Palermo has been forced to tighten its water rationing, with n...
