The Ministry of Environment and Climate Action yesterday announced a funding of 14 million Euros to improve the water supply in the Algarve.
The money will come from an envelope of 35 million Euros that is allocated for the water management component of the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR).
The entities managing the water supply networks in the Algarve region can thus benefit from non-repayable support. The financing will be 100%, for the renovation, rehabilitation and improvement of the operational management of the supply networks that ensure water savings.
The beneficiary of the notice released this Wednesday is the Intermunicipal Community of the Algarve (AMAL) and the funds are aimed at improving water supply networks that have a high level of losses and whose replacement will allow gains in operational efficiency.
"By financing these works, greater resilience of water resources in the Algarve region is ensured, against a backdrop of climate change and given the growing use of water in the region," says an official source from the Ministry of Environment.
Within the Recovery and Resilience Plan, a total investment of €200 million is planned for the Algarve's regional water efficiency plan.
Original article available in Portuguese at http://postal.pt/
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Revenue from Tourism may not be enough, so occasionally revenue from the rest of the country will be needed, to allow the Algarve to catch up with what's happening up north, it's only fair after all.
Simple Brook, the region is only used as a tourism revenue generator for the rest of the country. Why invest in something that makes you money regardless? It is shameful.
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This could only happen in the Algarve, as I have said before, the Algarve is the forgotten region of Portugal.
I have lived in and visited other regions in Portugal, and I became aware of the North South devide in this country.
The difference is jaw dropping, with excellent road infrastructure and planning for urban areas, with Fibre connection in even the smallest of towns, this does not happen in the Algarve.
I have also noticed that the grass verges on the roadsides are kept tidy everywhere north of Lisbon.
Unlike the Algarve, where there is no pride in the appearance of roadsides, as you can often see long grass, weeds and rubbish along the roads here, which reminds me of Third world countries that I have seen.
However, there would be no raw sewage entering the rivers in Northern Portugal.
Keeping in mind that there is over 10 million people living in Portugal and only 1 million live in the Algarve, how is it that the Governor of this region can't even provide proper waste water management (just like it is elsewhere in Portugal).