It is one of the areas most affected by climate change on our planet. The Mediterranean region experiences “  "critical conditions" of drought, scientists from the Joint Research Center of the European Commission warned in February. From Sardinia to Portugal, through the south of France and Spain, these regions have serious water shortages. The Maghreb is even considered in this report as “  extremely serious  ".

This is not an exceptional episode, but rather a persistent phenomenon that occurs over several years and is caused by a combination of high temperatures and a lack of precipitation. "  The observed increase in temperatures in this area is higher than the global average," says hydroclimatologist Yves Tramblay, researcher at the Research Institute for Development and co-author of the chapter of the sixth IPCC report dedicated to this region. The planet is warming and the Mediterranean Sea a little faster. ( Authors: Justine Guitton-Boussion, Augustin Campos (in Sicily), Alban Elkaïm (in Spain), Driss Rejichi (in Tunisia), more at reporterre.net)