Spain

• Where


  Northern and Southern Spain
• Conflict


  Nothern Spain have a water surplus, Southern Spain has a water deficit

  In 2008 a drought struck which affected Catalonia badly with resevoirs standing at just a fifth of capacity

  The Catalan government proposed diverting water from the Serge river to help meet their needs but the national government resisted as this would exacerbate the water crisis in Aragon
• Impacts


  agricultural workers are losing their jobs - 25,000 jobs at risk

  ranches are losing their water as the limit above which they are allowed to pump water has changed
• Management


  Catalonia imported water by tanker from France and accelerated work on a desalination plant. The EU funded two more desalination plants to supply part of Barcelona and Catalan regions needs