Spain - Water scarcity in a vacation paradise | DW Documentary

Water shortages in southern Europe are becoming an increasingly ominous problem. In Spain, the situation in 2023 is so acute that the worst-hit region of Catalonia had to introduce drastic water-saving measures back in April.
The summer of 2023 was marked with record temperatures and aridity. Spain is now facing a huge challenge: How to distribute precious water supplies sensibly and fairly? Ultimately, it’s not just private households that need water. Water is also key to economic sectors like farming and tourism. Conflicts are unavoidable. This documentary explores the reasons for water scarcity in Spain, looks at the impact of water scarcity in Catalonia and Andalusia and at the tourism industry’s response to the crisis. How is aridity and heat impacting vacations? Can tourists do anything to ease the situation?
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[@lim8581]

The water scarcity issue in Spain, especially in Catalonia and Andalusia, is a pressing concern. This documentary sheds light on a critical problem we all must address. Thank you for bringing awareness to this important issue.

[@0li_vi_er]

In France, we don't have this kind of problem. We usually take 12-minute showers, but only once a month.

[@theroldan8013]

wooooooow

[@jillybe1873]

True story 😂

[@Dylanesque]

Imagine having to walk 5 miles for your drinking water everyday. Whining about not having water for a swimming pool when some people don't even have running water to hand. People are so self-absorbed.

[@Anarchy4Angels]

I was in Donana National Park (southern Andalusia) last week it was so dry. The usual autumn rains hadn't happened and a lot of the lagoons were dry. It was 26C in mid-November without a cloud in the sky. It was quite sad.

[@KalpeshPatel78]

the problem is... when it rains it will flood. climate is going extreme.

[@antalito3047]

Th water shortage in Spain is horrible. I live in Granada which in the south just like Almería and Malaga. This region is fairly lucky as it’s where the highest peak of Spain is (Sierra Nevada) which supplies it with fresh water. However you can clearly see the level of nearby reservoirs drastically dropping and never reaching the same level like in the past. The majority of the people don’t seem to care as they’re used to the heat and having water running from the tap. This year the local council put out some posters to encourage people to spend maximum 4 minutes under the shower but other than that there is not much being done. Agriculture is clearly the main culprit here but I guess as long as it makes so much money for the country not much will be done. It’s really sad and depressing 😢

[@darwinsilva8188]

If we think in agriculture in general, soy and corn are the big consumption. I don't know much about the reality in Spain, but you can imagine how much water we use in Brazil to grow our crops and to feed livestock with those plants.

[@harukrentz435]

​@@darwinsilva8188 surely rice is worse?

[@darwinsilva8188]

@@harukrentz435 well, rice uses a lot of water too, in Brazil we have huge amounts of rain that drown the fields, but in volume the corn and soy beans are much more common than rice fields around here.

[@brandmotivo]

Yeah I've visited Granada a number of times and each time looks drier and drier each time. If I was you I'd move to Galicia.

[@travelingnikkiting]

How is it in winter?

[@nickiacovou2846]

tourism is unsustainable

[@bryanhill9714]

Instead of blaming others, why not just build the desalination industry to meet demands?

[@unaburke5008]

It worries me that these docs target SMEs and ignore the impact of global corporations. If they keep condemning SMEs where will we be then.

[@Originalman144]

Exactly. The never speak against the large corporations using the most water. They want to make silly decision like banning airbnbs and blaming tourist. Why is Catalonia not investing more in desalinization?

[@Povsk1]

Maybe SMEs are the largest share - I know that's the case for taxes, surprisingly SMEs avoid way more than large corporations.

[@Marcos-tl2vy]

What you say is true but keep in mind that they showed 2 cities in Spain with a clear evidence that the problem are not big corporations. It would be nice to see the problem as a whole (Spain) then they will have to target the big guys for sure (in the same way that they have showed it in Germany with agriculture and Bayer, etc)

[@korth26]

​@@Originalman144Tourists/colonizors always denying their resplnsibility in ruining their favourite resort, my country. 'Its their rulers'. 'Its their economic system'. Might be, we know who is complicit. But this does not make you any less compicit or responsible.

[@khurtsbaatarbold5761]

If you see another water shortage doc against Coca cola, IBM etc, will not blame DW. That is good one.

[@jkardez4794]

Industry consumes a lot of water ; when the products are automobiles, garments etc which are discarded very quickly then it's criminal negligence .

[@RUHappyATM]

Yes, right? Batteries that only last 10 years.

[@user-bh3qw6uc4v]

I remember when the Bond movie came out with this villain that user water as his main source of control and power. Felt a bit farfetched back then. But now with all these stories about water scarcity I feel the situation is just worsening to a degree that is very discouraging😢

[@PHlophe]

Rune, Which 007 movie is its i'd wanna know. Water scarcity is very real. Also Ich meine es Ernst . i have always though the problem was multifaceted. I could never understand why the onus is put on us to use less plastic and cut severely on water usage when the bigger consumers of water are all those firearms that the NO., SE, UK , US and the likes sell to warn torn nations. All those billions in revenue we are making off people we actively participate in the demise of .and we are not even counting the polluted river beds and seas .

[@XxHaVocSkiLLzxX]

“Liquid gold”

[@JK-in7lm]

We’ve had so much rain here in Northern Portugal in the last 2 months, its a blessing.

[@ramblingrob4693]

Rains on my early shift a lot. Lll

[@karolinakuc4783]

Planting more tree can be helpful. Trees store water it their roots what results in higher level of ground water

[@centurione6489]

Northern Europe diverts hundreds of Megawatts from the cold and moist prevailing currents while Southern Europe burns in draught. I am wondering: IS THERE A CONNECTION?

[@cindynimmore]

Very true

[@sailormani]

Planting Trees is a quick-fix but superficial solutions to water crisis, instead Monoculture & Mass plantation drive will exacerbate the water shortages if not done scientifically. Naturally growing shrubs, dry deciduous forests & native plants play an important role to replenishing d ground water table. Some species of trees consume excess ground water can do more damage to ecology.

[@korth26]

Closing the northern border might be even more helpful, EU is a scam for us.

[@simonblu6891]

I am born in poor family my mother since I know my self always teach me to using only what needs. Like no waisting the water, electricity, food. Because we short of money every day and because it’s just as simple that’s how normally we should be thinking about waisting. Now I am living privilege life but for me it’s still very important and normal to teaching my son how we can save and not wasting. He is 6 years old he switch the light in rooms right after he’s moved same the water when showering. We are dress up if we are cold nor heating only for night time. Only drinking tap water I don’t buy bottled water with the food if he not finished he says will be finish later or if I buy him a pizza and don’t finish he knows I am not gonna buy him for a while only if he surely knows that he can finish them all.

[@yeahzeeroo]

Thank you for conserving resources! I hope to do the same when I become a parent.

[@michelledavies2197]

We also taught our children these things even thou in a country with no water issues, it's about looking after this planet and thinking of future generations.

[@leoprg5330]

Spain probably can't keep growing so much vegetables for whole Europe. Or maybe they can if more dry Israel manage to do so, it's also about waste water management.

[@HGoyas]

I don't understand, if water treatment, reusing it for agriculture and permaculture solve the water problem, why on earth is no one doing it? Don't blame others, tourists and the agriculture that sustains the country, blame politicians who don't do what needs to be done!

[@richardchorley1593]

Don't underestimate the pigheaded stubbornness of the Spanish

[@korth26]

Tourists/colonizors always denying their responsibility in ruining their favourite resort, my country. 'Its their rulers'. 'Its their economic system'. Might be, we know who is complicit. But this does not make you any less compicit or responsible.

[@ronnie9187]

Why not use seawater for the pools ? You don't have to drink it, it only needs to be unpoluted. Using fresh drinkwater for the pools seems not smart. Better salt seawater and then a very short cold shower then ten thousands of fresh water into the swimming pool spoiled.

[@arbaz79]

Amazing documentary as always ❤.Thank you for highlighting such grave problems faced by humanity all around the world.Water scarcity is already a reality in many parts of the world and it will only get worse from here on out.The next wars will definitely be fought for water.

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Funny you'd say that, because where I am in Switzerland it's been raining for the last 10 days straight and will do so for another 3 days. That's two straight weeks of torrential downpour. Guess I go into the water business soon... 😅

[@carlagoncalves531]

Another great and relevant documentary by DW . Please keep making the difference and keep giving the viewers information and knowledge.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and sharing your thoughts!

[@tb.590]

Incredible that in 2023 when countries are surrounded by ocean we still don't build de-salinization plants...

[@sailormani]

dear frnd, de-salinization plants r not cost effective..

[@tb.590]

@@sailormani I never said they we're which is why they are not being built but society wise they are needed. I wouldn't mind some of my taxes going to running de-salinization plants.

[@mikelowrey7454]

Nor is flying to the moon cost effective nor is going to war cost effective

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

It's more that precipation has uneven distribution. Some places become dryer, some wetter. Spain definitely needs to look at their agriculture, that's probably the low lying fruit. It's not a sustainable business anyways to supply whole of Europe with tomato's and pepperoni in winter.

[@vanCaldenborgh]

The environmental impacts of desalination are huge. Most forms of desalination are energy-intensive. Desalination has the potential to increase fossil fuel dependence, increase greenhouse gas emissions, and exacerbate climate change if renewable energy sources are not used for freshwater production. Desalination surface water intakes are a huge threat to marine life. Mature fish, larvae, and other marine life can be significantly injured or killed when they become trapped or sucked into open water surface intake pipes. The State Water Resources Control Board estimates that open ocean intakes used by coastal power plants in California kill 70 billion fish larvae and other marine life on an annual basis. These same open ocean intakes are being proposed for use at desalination plants throughout California. Brine waste also poses a potential threat to marine life and water quality, as it contains dangerously high concentration of salts and other minerals. Because of its high density and salinity, brine waste can accumulate in and around disposal areas smothering bottom dwelling species and significantly altering coastal ecosystems. Desalination’s energy-intensive process is expensive and environmentally harmful, making it a costly strategy to bolster regional water supplies.

[@ChrisPelletier73]

Harry had the best attitude; he said, “sure, if there’s no other way”, to the “what if no pool” question signifying willingness to change.

[@Margriet101]

Dont we all?

[@denisstom3897]

95% of Spanish water consumption is agriculture usage...

[@Chahlie]

And it's not just regular agriculture, it's intensive and completely unnatural.

[@RobinDao]

@@Chahliecows drink 100-150L a day 😉

[@Magicus1]

Well, when they’re the Fruit basket of Europe, this is what it leads to.

[@goobabtc]

Every Illegal well overlooked subsidizes agriculture. It's up to the tourism industry and the cities to get politicians that will regulate agriculture, or agriculture will strangle both industries.

[@catalina5382]

In Spain, about 84% of the water used in agriculture is for crops, with 66% of the cultivated area dedicated to producing feed for livestock. Additionally, livestock in Spain consumes around 48,000 million cubic meters of water annually, an amount comparable to what all Spanish households would use in over twenty years source: tercerainformacion DW always ignoring animal agriculture and always always grasp at straws. Animal agriculture is an extremely inefficient industry taking 80% of the world's agricultural land, a lot of water and yet only provides 18% of the world's calories. Not to mention that animal agriculture emits more greenhouse gases than the entirely transportation system COMBINED, yes, including planes.

[@paulgilliland2992]

The same thing happens in California and we were under severe water restrictions up to last winter . The water situation was beyond critical but last November the sky’s opened and the amount of rain and snowfall was massive with serious consequences. . Spain needs a good soaking.

[@korth26]

Catalonia is not the California of Europe albeit half of the world is pushing hard to project it. What we need is no tourism and rich colonizors accelerating gentrification and pushing the locals away, including old ladies who can't pay what the media german oblivious expat is paying .

[@sodapop1202]

As if I would want to stress about the length of my shower when I pay a lot to stay in a hotel. Meanwhile big corporations and especially those huge agricultural farms that are growing avocados and what not in the South of Spain are wasting water like crazy, but yes blame the individual. Also: The doorbells always have numbers and not names, it doesn't mean it is an airbnb..

[@korth26]

The most selfish and unconsiderate comment towars locals I've seen, but not really a surprise. Tourists/colonizors always denying their resplnsibility in ruining their favourite resort, my country. 'Its their rulers'. 'Its their economic system'. Might be, we know who is complicit. But this does not make you any less compicit or responsible. Just don't come at all, we'll find a way.

[@nn843]

Romania is in the same situation. It s happening all over the world

[@harryballsonya4347]

No its not its the media trying to scare you. many people live in places where they have perfect weather and lots of water

[@Originalman144]

It's not happening all over the world. It's a propaganda to blame fellow citizens and neighbors about their consumption and never blame the large corporations or people buying up the water rights and land.

[@solarlight10]

As a truck driver in North America I see a lot of rivers and lakes they are all noticeably receding or drying up completely.

[@harryballsonya4347]

@@solarlight10 video is about Spain bro

[@michelledavies2197]

​@@Originalman144ot is happening all over the world

[@r.h.1187]

The water is not less in the atmosphere, is probably more due to more evaporation. The problem is it rains completely unbalanced - too much in some area and times, and very little in others. And we have not good enough water storing solutions. Stay local and save airplane fuel, live naturally, reduce global heating up!

[@RUHappyATM]

I would think it's a issue of poor foresight on the gov't's part.

[@mysterioanonymous3206]

Yeap, exactly. Here in Switzerland it's been raining for 10 days straight and will for 3 more.... Pretty wet. We can build a water pipeline to Spain but it won't be as cheap as oil... Guess we are a Ressource rich nation now. 😅

[@NathanHarrison7]

Another excellent documentary. Thank you! Is it just me or does it seem like today’s problems are unprecedentedly large? And all hitting at once.

[@DWDocumentary]

Thanks for watching and for your constructive feedback! :-)

[@brandmotivo]

All the problems we have were all very clearly forecasted many years ago. What we're receiving now is exactly as predicted if not worse... and if you think things are bad now, wait and see what's about to come.

[@jimbrown4456]

I was in Barcelona a few weeks ago and can confirm the hatred towards tourists is real. Not friendly at all

[@ioannesbracciano4343]

I mean you are spending the water and you are annoying so..

[@korth26]

Hope you feel it too in the Balearic colony

[@RMMrM-bf3zv]

Lol two min shower with 200litres of pool next to him is insane😅

[@quincyquincy4764]

And some how he thinks that he has beaten the system. Smh

[@tarikmehmedika2754]

Wow that wonderfull botanical garden in the open in Almeria is magnifficent, we should all learn from it. I really take care to plant plants usefull for animals and polinators.

[@colestone14]

This is going to happen across the world. Water will be gold.

[@HuplesCat]

Millions will die and are already in the wars over water

[@WizardMgtow]

Population needs to decrease

[@abdullahhakan1]

İstanbul with 20 million population attracts only 20 million foreign tourists in one year time. Water level at 10 water dams of Istanbul Turkey is now 35 percent. 20 days ago, water level was 16 percent at İstanbul's 10 water dams. Barcelona is lucky with 2 million citizens, attract yearly 28 million foreign tourists.

[@onetruecalling]

Why not desalination plants? There is plenty of sea water available

[@korth26]

why not pointing at the maing economic system and sectors who have driven us to this? popular justice is due. soon.

[@Man-go-Everywhere]

No problem with water in the North of Spain …. Just completed 800miles cycling on 2 Caminos and it rained a lot. Yes I accept that the Mediterranean is a lot drier however you painted a picture of the entire Spain being dry.

[@martiansoon9092]

Best way to save water in any tourists site: DO NOT TRAVEL THERE. Flight to the tourist site is a huge emission maker. And being in a hotel with showers, air conditioners, pools, huge sewage/waste problems and so on is making things even worse.

[@michelledavies2197]

I agree, less holidays away people it is a privilege to travel and don't go on cruise ships.

[@sacuki2151]

saying do not travel is the same as to say do not breathe. You can imprison yourself, but people are free to go where they want to!

[@martiansoon9092]

@@sacuki2151 People are allowed to kill all life on this planet among themselves... That's your argument.

[@LiquidShivaz]

@@martiansoon9092so you only walk and cycle?

[@martiansoon9092]

@@LiquidShivaz Me? Yup. Of course we need other transportation too. But having just huge emissions while having "fun" is a big no for me. I don't want to be heating our planet with emissions that can be avoided. Choosing train travel to the nearer holiday locations is much better choice. Also why would you like to end up in the middle of the drought, wildfire and worsening the local water scarcity? That is just insane choice that many tourist makes currently. And then whines about it.

[@slagathor330]

Man, if pools and golf courses are wasteful antagonists to be featured in a documentary then you guys need to get out to the Colorado river basin. As mentioned, Las Vegas and Phoenix are doing some interesting things with water conservation, but as far as I know, that situation is still about as backwards as Chile's. States get allocated more water than the system has and water starved farmers work with a use-it-or-lose-it system so if they try to conserve water, it means they'll get less to use next year. So now the river usually doesn't empty into the sea and farmers grow all kinds of crazy crops that can't withstand any drought because no politician wants to be the bad guy and tell their constituents "No water for you."

[@yeahzeeroo]

California is same.. Use it or lose it...

[@jimmurihiku8009]

Plenty of water here in the north of Spain 😊

[@GLopezMad]

But the problem is that each Comunidad Autonomo is not obligated to share its watter supply with other Comunidades..

[@HGoyas]

For how long ?

[@Originalman144]

@@HGoyas The north of Spain gets a ton of rain each year and has more rivers and fresh water streams.

[@HGoyas]

@@Originalman144 There is no point if there are no natural structures to keep the water underground until the next rains.

[@srcarranza]

Good documentary

[@clowndriver5576]

That usage of water for golf is abhorrent and then you see them trying to make it better by saying they are using recycled water. Golf should simply not existe at all.

[@MrHellga]

They should play on sand!

[@Shineon83]

That old dude from Frankfurt -by the rooftop pool , in the beginning of the doc - had a really creepy vibe to him ( reminded me of an old Count Vampire :(

[@Margriet101]

Dont be so mean

[@harneetkaurvirk6222]

Yes its true i m working in hotel as house keeping , client daily want that their bed sheets and towels should change.

[@HolgerJakobs]

At home people keep their towels and bed sheets for a week or two. But if someone else has to do the work, they demand unecessary change of those daily. Too bad!

[@Racheykins]

I’m going to Cuba in 7 days , they have a shortage of food, alcohol, all staples like flour ( so no bread ) I never complain because as hard as it for us tourists it’s 100 times worse for locals . It’s a good wake up call of things to come . I’m fine with potable water and less food, it’s good for me

[@Racheykins]

@@DG-ie5ip I said they have water ( guess u missed that and yeah as a North American I eat too much , imbibe too often , so yea overall drinking lots of water walking a beautiful unspoiled beach is a lot better than pigs at the trough during feeding time and drinking my face off… a little bump of reality I would otherwise not get up close and personal, I’m not a really all inclusive kinda brat stealing food and water from locals just cos I have 1200.00 bucks BHAHAHA

[@Racheykins]

@@DG-ie5ip maybe u should try it? It’s quite fun actually

[@Originalman144]

Bring a bunch of small travel toothpaste, toothbrush, and feminine tampons. You can trade this stuff for a supply of rum for your trip or give it away to the hotel or bnb staff. You will be greatly thanked. These things can be hard to find in Cuba.

[@pangeleta1967]

@Racheykins you are absolutely right! It IS a warning for what is to come.

[@Racheykins]

@@DG-ie5ip I SAID AS LONG AS THEY HAVE POTABLE WATER IM GOOD !!! And yes I could Stand to go a little hungry

[@wildorchids3657]

Water is life..My country is blessed with continuous rain every year that overfilled our dams. We have hundreds of natural waterfalls and water springs, lakes from volcanoes... Spain's dams is almost bone dry.

[@crazygamer-bn5db]

What country you from

[@bingo737]

@@crazygamer-bn5db Iceland

[@sailormani]

Golf Course is no1 curse on common man next comes tourism industry.

[@korth26]

We have to shut down golf AND tourism. Then really put these capitalists owners before the law.

[@italianstallion9170]

just been back from mainland Spain south and central it rained heavily for 5 out of 8 days i was there and for 40 hours it rained non stop just south of Madrid, so no scarcity now, what a relief.

[@huginug]

but I reckon it's not enough to replenish ground water. When the ground becomes too dry it becomes very difficult for it to absorb water to surface tension

[@maneshipocrates2264]

Even a stallion will understand rains for a few days mean nothing

[@ludovician]

"Get a shot of that guy staring straight down at the desiccated bird" really sells it at 1.08

[@dorotak1728]

Things need to change across the board. Geoff Lawton has an incredible project in Jordan called Greening the Desert. So many lessons could be learnt nust from him and there are so many more ways to reduce our water consumption. We must demand our governments to do better chamgong regulations and monitoring!

[@serge7530]

Como es posible tener ya estas señales y no hacer nada? Seguimos persiguiendo el dinero y desperdiciando agua y destruyendo bosques, selvas y otros recursos cuando al final ningún dinero podrá comprar agua cuando ya no haya. Cuando aprenderemos que el dinero no se come? Increíble que los animales tengan mas sentido común que nosotros ya que ellos solo consumen lo que necesitan sin acaparar como el hombre.

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@magesalmanac6424]

Wow… what a dumb response, the internet is global and you are encouraging a monoculture. Disappointed!

[@CLFL14256]

@@DWDocumentary use Google translate

[@bellepapillion]

You can watch this documentary in DW Spanish and post your comments !

[@Roly679]

See butt, come to Wales, it is lush and green and rarely stops raining. My Butty has one of those plastic green houses, but like in Spain it sometimes blows away.

[@ramblingrob4693]

Love it, so funny.

[@monikarani4471]

Such Pain

[@El.Duder-ino]

This docu should be mandatory by all the people who deny global warming and greenhouse effect!

[@LiquidShivaz]

Haven’t been to Barcelona in over 10 years, won’t come back, it’s sad to watch this waste, big big ick

[@jason5047]

you would think there was a way to connect the beach showers to collect water from the ocean

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

A wonderful really show documentary shared by an excellent (DW) documentary channel...thanks for sharing

[@DWDocumentary]

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[@mssdn8976]

We went up to Ronda when we visited Fuengirola. It was so much hotter up in the hills, about 38° C, unbearable for me. You need more water to keep cool, showers, drinking water, gardens, pools

[@Margriet101]

Our just have your vaction at home

[@krisjackson5967]

It's lovely up there . I lived in Fuengirola for years before my darling husband died & I moved up North. When back down there recently all the beach showers were turned off. They are due to have a few days rain next week

[@OneAdam12Adam]

Pools and Individuals are not the problem.. Large Corporations and Manufacturers are the problem.... Huge Agribusiness growing food that mostly tastes like nothing and goes to waste.

[@flyby3079]

Exactly. Way too easy for politicians to blane regular folks when the huge corporations are more to blame.

[@RohitRoy-IN]

In India, we have a bucket 🪣 & a mug to take a bath & save water at the same time.

[@theroldan8013]

😬

[@ramblingrob4693]

An Toilet in the street or nearest river. Lovely

[@Daidalosthe2nd]

we cant do without straws, foot rinses, free plastic one time use bags, were doomed, if we dont grow up..

[@familiasantiagotrip]

Brazil is very hot... high temperatures.. we need to take action or we will have problems 😢

[@PHlophe]

didn't er. Jayeer Bolsonaro said there was no issues ? can't have your cake and eat it too

[@5minutes4fighting95]

Pools and Individuals are not the problem.. Large Corporations and Manufacturers are the problem....

[@cosmiceyes]

Yep, they are putting the blame on commom people. Turism ruins a lot of things but when it comes to water cooportations use it big.

[@Racheykins]

@@cosmiceyes it’s spelt tourism btw and no we ALL have to take responsibility for our excessive consumption ☮️💜

[@sailormani]

golf course certainly are!

[@Racheykins]

@@sailormani YYYAAASSSS!!!!

[@Racheykins]

It’s time WE ALL stepped up , but u keep driving your ford truck, and golfing at your fav club and swimming in your “ pool” lol EVERYONE IS THE PROBLEM my friend

[@Made0nEarth]

My region is suffering so much... I'm from ALGARVE (South Portugal)

[@Gazr965]

Pools everywhere, but locals have to be carful / rationed, whilst the tourists just blatantly waste water ! Why not 'water meter' tourists rooms and charge on their bill etc, as when people have to 'pay' more, you can guarantee most will cut back to acceptable usage or even use less than the locals. Gaz UK.

[@mssdn8976]

Are there desalination plants? We went to Aruba and there is one there

[@henryfan48]

Northern China and the US West Coast are also running out of water, wars in the future will be fought over water supply unlike the 20th century

[@warrorr413]

how will world fight it over water ..cheap talk

[@adamgreenlee9084]

The US West Coast is no longer in a drought due to crazy snowy winters and rainy summers

[@henryfan48]

@@warrorr413 Lake Baikal alone have enough fresh water to supply billions of people in India and China while the small population in Russia doesn't need it, so what do you think will happen when over one billion people in India and China are without fresh water?

[@henryfan48]

@@adamgreenlee9084 Drought conditions across the western US have improved over the water year, but have not been alleviated according to National Integrated Drought Information System(NIDIS)

[@darkbozo11]

@@adamgreenlee9084 EL nino year.. not a suprise, lets talk again in 3 years and see what the new record low numbers will be.

[@polsamsoperez]

Yeah, nice example of IMPORTANT documentary! Enormous industry facilities get away with sparing Billions of liters of water, while natives have to pay for themselves if they have a water tubbery explodes at their home. Infinite ACs and water for nice looking offices and hotels and people die of hunger without home down here! This is going nuts.... :(

[@Originalman144]

esto es verdad

[@youtubetroll6620]

hmm, no mention of the data centers water usage.

[@sausid]

You read 5 min through the comments and you understand the dislike of tourist in Barcelona.

[@haikvoskerchian2857]

Whats the aong at 1:25?

[@cindynimmore]

This is soo sad for such a major tourist attraction

[@Margriet101]

If i go somewhere i want to feel welcome. We just have to see reality. Global warming is real even if Donald Trump says its not. He is old and selfish

[@user-mu3iy8fq3d]

Instrumental in this fight are green technologies-renewable energy sources and electric vehicles-vital for mitigating the detrimental impacts of global warming.

[@eddymontano2497]

Min 2:46 . The hotel manager she recommended clients to reduce water consumption. In this specific hotel the less expensive rooms has a cost of 200 euros per night! Paying that prices I never ever take a shower for less than 4 minutes! Are you kidding!

[@swiatlojest9136]

Well they can start to use rain and cloud technology same as Saudi Arabia or Dubai

[@joseenoel8093]

Btw do you know it takes 10K liters of water to make 1 computer? Love from Montreal!

[@HolgerJakobs]

Yes, and you use a computer at least for several years. But you consume a cup of coffee within minutes, which takes about 120 liters to make.

[@robertsmith5744]

Golf Courses are Always Watered too.

[@katharina1439]

"It's unfaaair the tourists consume water" aah boy, WITHOUT THE TOURISM YOUR REGION HAS NO ECONOMY! YOU NEED THEM. MOST OF THE JOBS ARE BECAUSE OF THE TOURISTS!🙄🙄🙄

[@JustNam66]

Dios Mio, I love Spain, visited the city of Barcelona and Girona last 2022 as a Filipino myself Spain feels like home to me the culture, food and the weather just like the Filipinas but a wee bit warmer ahahaha! I live in Northern Ireland for 2 years now if only we can share the rain here. #saveMadreEarth.

[@rociomiranda5684]

Costa Rica is in draught alert for this year.

[@arifkhan3946]

Water should be the first priority.Tourist is second😐

[@iwagmail]

The problem is so complex and abstract. It’s well known we produce too much food, in Oslo where you have plenty of fruits coming from Spain, every Saturday you see thousands of packages of all type of fruits in the trash literally in front of the store. All you are attracted to buy fruits by some discount that you already see, you must consume it within a day or you need to throw away. It’s sad, devastating to see this. It happens everywhere, but it’s shocking how much realistic consumption needs & capacity is not reflected at all by the production. Not to mention other industry sectors that overproduce leading to overconsumption and huge waste of resources. Until this core of the problem isn’t regulated I have no hope for real improvement.

[@cal9112]

In Canary islands we have desalinization plants, no water scarcity, if you live by the sea thats the solution

[@robinwhitman8840]

That's 107 in the U.S. that's hot

[@zaneta3880]

This countries and cities tend to blame tourism for everything that their own government should sort. I hardly believe that less tourists will be the answer. All this dry places have reservoirs... But they don't build structures in various places to store water underground when it rains. All that rain water can get sent to storege via guttering and pipes... But hey .

[@noranova9314]

Exactly

[@korth26]

Tourists/colonizors always denying their responsibility in ruining their favourite resort, my country. 'Its their rulers'. 'Its their economic system'. Might be, we know who is complicit. But this does not make you any less compicit or responsible.

[@zaneta3880]

@@korth26 Tourist should stop going there and then we should see crying. Don't blame tourism... It's not like you haye great economy to be fussy. I personally don't go to countries that are double standards.. Hate tourists but love their money... You can't have it both ways 😂😂😂

[@0xAtari]

In the other hand, we have more then 4,000 km of gas pipes from Russia to Germany and Poland. Could we not have pipes for water? The issue is not the regular joe, but the corporations. Housing in Southern Spain is very cheap for this and related reasons.

[@RussellJamesStevens]

Big profits for corporations!!! The little people. Forget them, they dont matter

[@RAHellemans]

Clean water is a precious resource and it's totally ignored by the Brussels sponsored H2Med project to create "green H2" in Spain and pipeline it to France. Problem ignored by all seems to be that for every KG of H2 you need 6 litres of clean water. With the tonnage/day of H2 shipped to pay for the €3,2billion project for the Barcelona-Marseille pipeline there is no clean water source available. So can you question Gonzalo Escribano, an energy expert at Madrid's Real Instituto Elcano think tank on how this will be achieved. Keep up the good reporting DW.

[@somerandomfella]

Yes blame the tourists not the agriculture and ultimately the food people waste..

[@HGoyas]

The problem with all this is people like you: bathing or tourists, are not the problem (You don't fix something by trying to fix the symptoms), poor management of water reuse (which should go to agriculture), and the non-use of permaculture, are the problem

[@somerandomfella]

@@HGoyas people like you need to stop getting so worked up.

[@HGoyas]

@@somerandomfella You don't treat the symptoms, you change the root. If expanding the green areas will increase water retention, which will allow you to maintain everything else (because it rains in Spain, the problem is that the water is poorly used, and is not retained for long enough). Water that does not evaporate is misused or runs into the sea.

[@sloeberdoet]

Use the Dubai method. They can make it rain artificially with sometimes a little flood as a consequence.

[@TravelonlineWalk]

Wow

[@spacelemur7955]

I wish it were only Spain, but obscene water wastage is everywhere.

[@mattng1324]

Water shortage? Isn't the earth 75% water? Why can't we just build desalination plants and convert salty seawater to fresh, drinkable water?

[@nathantorresstanevil6958]

Spain has hundreds of them, what are you talking about?

[@flyby3079]

Not trying to deny the dryness either but me & my hubby were only in Barcelona for 1.5 days in 2019. The one full day we were there, it was raining all day & my shoes were completely drenched. But in Madrid it was quite arid when we were there for a few days prior.

[@sacuki2151]

Water just like air belongs to everyone! When we pay for water we pay for the services that pump it to us. If dig it up ourselves on our own land, it is just ridiculous to call it illegal!

[@shukriiii]

They need to stop accepting so much tourists maybe

[@apopope72]

And this is just the beginning. There´s loads more coming.

[@RodBarkerdigitalmediablog]

With increased tourism, increased water use and less water - who would have ever thought that humans are overshooting planetary boundaries? Ahh - well, the Limits to Growth team in 1972 predicted such outcomes. So it seems that governing leaders and business minded folk have not followed the recommendations of the Limits to Growth research. By the way, globalised free trade does not solve all problems, it causes problems as well. As seen in the documentary, the kind of cultural shift taking place in Barcelona is happening around the world in popular tourist destinations. Along with visitor number increases, comes a multitude of other adverse impacts - however, the mainstream news media tend to focus on the economic benefits and sweep the negative adverse effects under the carpet.

[@DwainDwight]

4min shower more than enough. been doing all my life. we also have low water toilet etc..

[@nathantorresstanevil6958]

Mine are 40 minutes💀 only cos my bills are included in rent so I don't need to pay "extra"

[@seanflewin9803]

Why is the surrounding countryside so green then with the reservoir so low? If there's such a drought why hasn't the folliage all died off around the reservoir

[@pdterre5496]

The "Plastic Sea" in Almeria exist because of our need to consume all vegetables , all year round. Of course farming policies affect too. The production has been allowed to grow regardless of the obvious water scarcity. The fact that waste water is not reused except for golf courses is a scandal! Visiting Spain from a Nordic country you react to the thrown away trash in nature, mostly plastic bottles and cans in droves along where rain water is routed. It really takes away a bit of your holiday experience

[@majacerar1133]

Then stay in your country, by traveling to Spain you become part of the problem

[@Margriet101]

People need to eat. You can first let go off Tourism, flying no meat every day.

[@KJ-jg3kc]

You guys can come to Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand.

[@TheStockwell]

They have.

[@SpeakHearSeeNoEvil]

Plane tickets to those countries are too high. Its a lot cheaper to fly within Europe

[@999crypticAFV]

For how long?

[@jmkass]

Even if I do everything in the shower as fast as I can, some days it will take me AT LEAST 10 minutes, if not 15. I've lived in Scandinavia for many years and as eco friendly as they are, there's no hot water limit in your bathroom. It is okay to ask people to take as short showers as they can, but the problem in Spain is that they have "termotanques". So when the hot water is over in a shower session, it's OVER. It starts running cold and if you are left with foam on your hair, that's your problem. That is not okay either. A European Union country should have higher standarts than that.

[@-htl-]

A bit of a hypocritical people in Catalonia. Wanting all the money from the tourists. And then if you have to invest for a solution, it is easier to let the tourists suffer. The farmers are also affected by it. There is enough rain throughout the year. It is not far from the mountains. There is more than enough income to create more solutions than having one resevior. It's more moaning than looking for solutions and investing in the future.

[@floringeorgechirila9127]

Very strange, the Earth is covered with 71% water. I know the fresh water counts just 3%, but there are many ways of having water. And we want to colonise Mars but we can't even get water. Hmmmmm............

[@HGoyas]

poor management of water reuse (which should go to agriculture), and the non-use of permaculture, are the problem

[@karolinakuc4783]

We can turn salty water from oceans into drinking water with proper technology. But it costs a lot.

[@sp-xq2hc]

According to official data, it's nine million visitors, not 27