The Minister for the Ecological Transition spoke in an interview with the daily la Provencewhile most of the French departments are in a drought situation.
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Faced with drought “historical”the government wants “send messages on the need and the need to accelerate transitions”assures the Minister of Ecological Transition, Christophe Béchu, in an interview with the Provence Friday August 5th.
Ahead of a day of meetings with farmers affected by the drought in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, in the company of the Minister of Agriculture, Mr. Béchu recalled that “drinking water is 20% of consumption withdrawals. Agricultural uses are double”. “Adaptation is not an option, it is an obligation anyway”insisted the minister in the columns of the regional daily, “Many sections of agriculture and industry, of society have already initiated this movement, not all of them. We will see both those who are going in the right direction and the others.”
Christopher Béchu, who signed a decree at the end of July authorizing the control and monitoring of levels even in winter, insists on management upstream of crises: “don’t wait for low water to ask the question”. Friday morning, facing a “exceptional drought” and an “historical situation that many territories are going through”Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne has decided to activate the interministerial crisis unit, announced Matignon.