US EditionDrought: the Situation in France Is "Already Worrying", According to the Minister of Ecological Transition
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"18 departments are in crisis and 48 departments are subject to restrictions" of water use," said Agnes Pannier-Runacher, on a Monday trip to Orléans.
The bed of the Gardon, near Nîmes, on June 20, 2022. PASCAL GUYOT / AFP During a trip to Orléans on Monday, July 7, dedicated to drought, the minister of the ecological transition, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, considered "already worrying" the situation of the water resource in France, "impact of climate change" according to her. "18 departments are in crisis and 48 departments are subject to measures of restriction (...) even though the tablecloths …
The level of groundwater is variable according to the French regions with a "high level of optimism" for the Paris region but concern for Languedoc.
"Eight departments are in crisis and 48 departments are subject to restrictive measures", "even though the tablecloths are not in a very degraded situation compared to 2022 and 2023", years marked by a historical drought, said Pannier-Runacher.
Agnès Pannier-Runacher considers the situation of the water resource in France to be "already worrying." An "impact of climate change", according to the minister for ecological transition, who said that Brittany was in an "intermediate" situation.
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