have raised concerns that Italy could face another drought after the one last summer, with the Alps having received less than half of their normal snowfall, according to scientists and environmental groups.
"We are all committed to defining the actions to be taken with funds already allocated and which, according to an initial estimate, would amount to 7.8 billion euros," Pichetto Fratin is quoted as saying. Last July, Italy declared a state of emergency for areas surrounding the Po which accounts for roughly a third of the country's agricultural production and suffered its worst drought for 70 years.
Which is another reason its wrong to allow Nestle to steal our freshwater using colonial laws meant for humans not companys and ship it out to the EU. WE have farms drying up and were giving water bottles away on the ship of earth.