In Portugal 'water risk is becoming more chronic and more variable'
'Increased supply often creates a perception of abundance,' warns Kaveh Madani, director of the Institute for Water, Environment and Health at the United Nations University.
Environmental lawyer promises opposition to Algarve desalination plant will continue
Environmental lawyer Rui Amores has slammed back at the very staged ‘public appeal’ launched by environment minister Maria da Graça Carvalho during a visit to the Algarve earlier this month. The post Environmental lawyer promises opposition to Algarve desalination plant will continue appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The 'water blackout' that alarmed England
I am writing on 16 January 2026. I live in Lisbon, the capital of Portugal, a Member State of the European Union. I see, daily, how the combined work of so many people, companies and institutions (state bodies, local authorities and private companies) means that, as a rule, there is control over the quality of the water from our taps and that we have safe water for ...
Minister appeals to “people of Algarve”: let desalination plant go forwards
Environment minister Maria da Graça Carvalho has appealed to the “people of the Algarve, and the country” to let work on the desalination plant, to be located near Praia da The post Minister appeals to “people of Algarve”: let desalination plant go forwards appeared first on Portugal Resident.
The amount of water stored in the basins is above average except in the south
The Barlavento Algarve river basin remained, at the end of December, the one with the lowest stored water, at 54.6%.
Dams in Portugal with more water
Home News Dams in Portugal with more water Dams in Portugal with more water The amount of water stored in river basins was higher than average at the end of December.
AdAM opens tenders worth more than €5.2 million for water supply in Alto Minho
AdAM has launched public tenders totalling over €5.2 million to fund water supply works in the Alto Minho region of northern Portugal.
Algarve reservoirs have enough water to supply the region for four years and are already carrying out safety releases
The region's six reservoirs are at an average of 77% of maximum capacity. Funcho (84%) is sending water to the Arade reservoir (59%). Controlled releases will soon be made at Odeleite (83%) and Odelouca (80%).
“We had to send people away”: Families miss Christmas gatherings due to lack of water in Matosinhos
The company responsible for supplying water issued a notice online about disruptions in the parish of Santa Cruz do Bispo.
