Italy
Italy: last days of running water?
In a part of Italy’s Basilicata they have the last days of running water. Lake Camastra has dried up, causing a water crisis for 140,000 people, in a region that would have had plenty of springs...
Italy: Dark Water in Basilicata
Between privatisation and drought. In Italy’s Basilicata region, a water crisis looms in 29 municipalities. Protests demand explanation for the sudden draining, the Italian newspaper Manifesto w...
Italy: Towards a Blue Community
On 10 December, several organizations organize an event in Florence under the title “Blue Communities – towards Peace and Water Justice”. The event in the Auditorium Innovation Cente...
December 10, 2024
Italy: Andora’s Salt Water Case
The company Rivieracqua sent hundreds of notices to users in Andora, an Italian municipality on the Ligurian coast, threatening to block their water supply. This despite the ongoing proceedings to sus...
Expensive Water for Italian Tremiti Islands
Transportation of drinking water to the five Italian Tremiti Islands San Domino, San Nicola, Capraia, Pianosa and Cretaccio – also literarily known as Isole Diomedee – located on the Itali...
Sicily: Vera Santa Rosalia water
“The water in this bottle comes from the Sicani mountains ,” reads the label of one of the most famous Italian waters, Vera Santa Rosalia water. And where are the Sicani mountains? In Sicily , the isl...
First Blue Communities in Italy
A round table “Towards a Blue Community” will be held in Formigine (Modena region, northern Italy) on Saturday 12 October 2024 at 10:00 a.m. in the Council Chamber of the Castle of Formigi...
Meet Dany, the Italian water drop
Bottled or tap water? Italy’s water drop Dany tells the story. Italy is the European country that holds the record for drinking water consumption, but …. currently only 29% of the Italian ...
Italy: Tap or no tap (water)?
Tap water in Italy is safe to drink. But is the quality really good? A report by the National Centre for Water Safety, part of the Italian Higher Institute of Health (ISS), has taken a close look at t...
