From north to south, there is drought alarm in Italy. The Regions need a state of emergency. Government at work on the drought issue? “A lot, especially agriculture is working. Work in progress”, commented the minister of ecological transition Roberto Cingolani on the sidelines of the Anci Mission Italy event in Rome. Read also A meeting took place last night at the Mipaaf, in the presence of the Minister of Agricultural Policies Stefano Patuanelli, the Undersecretary Gian Marco Centinaio, the Head of Civil Protection Fabrizio Curcio and the cabinet heads of the Mipaaf and Mite, a meeting to take stock on the drought emergency. During the meeting, the head of Civil Protection Curcio informed that a close connection is in place with the presidents of the Regions, and that the Regions themselves are working on identifying the criteria (pursuant to the regulations in force) in order to to be able to declare a “state of emergency”. Following the investigations by the Regions, the Civil Protection will prepare a Dpcm to be sent to the Council of Ministers. This is what Mipaaf communicates in a note. As regards the agricultural sector, and again on the proposal of the Regions, it will be possible to proclaim the “state of exceptional atmospheric adversity” if the damage caused by drought exceeds 30% of gross salable production. At the same time, it was decided to establish coordination with the administrations concerned (Civil Protection, Mipaaf, Mite, Regional Affairs, Mims, Mef), to put in place the skills necessary to tackle the drought on several fronts (infrastructural, regional skills, any In Piedmont, damage is estimated to be over 900 million euros, underlines Coldiretti from Piedmont, outlining the balance of a 2022 marked up to now by practically halved rainfall and damaged agricultural production. The hydrometric level of the Po river is less than 3.3 meters compared to the hydrometric zero, lower than in August a year ago, and Lake Maggiore is suffering with a degree of filling of 22.7%. “A scorching panorama which – say Roberto Moncalvo president of Coldiretti Piemonte and Bruno Rivarossa confederal delegate – worsens with the heat wave that brings temperatures over 40 degrees with ever lower groundwater. In this situation of profound water crisis, in addition to providing for an appropriation adequate financial resources to compensate agricultural enterprises for the damage suffered, it is necessary to act in the short term to define priorities for the use of available water, giving priority to the agricultural sector to ensure the availability of food, at a time when due of the effects of the war in Ukraine, Italy needs all its national productive potential “. “The Cdm met yesterday and we were already waiting for the declaration of a state of emergency for yesterday because, as the head of the National Civil Protection Department, Fabrizio Curcio, confirmed to us in yesterday’s meeting in Rome, the numbers and parameters of both Piedmont both of Lombardy are already in a state of emergency “. Thus the president of Piedmont speaking today at ‘The Breakfast Club’ on Radio Capital. On the lack of a decision, Cirio then explained: “the motivation is also understandable and is linked to the fact that the regions concerned are different, Piedmont and Lombardy moved first, I already filed the request for a state of emergency last Friday. while others have intervened with the request only in recent days, therefore they still have to document all the elements and therefore the government is waiting for a national position “.
the president of the Lazio Region Nicola Zingaretti proclaimed “pursuant to Regional Law February 26, 2014, n. 2 art. 15, paragraph 2, the ‘state of natural disaster’ for the entire territory of the Lazio Region and up to the date of 30 / 11/2022 due to the serious water crisis caused by the absence of meteorological precipitations and as a consequence of the generalized difficulty of water supply by the Municipalities “.” We are experiencing an exceptional situation, of a gravity that had never occurred in these years “, said the president of the Lombardy Region, Attilio Fontana, at the end of the meeting between the Conference of the Regions and the head of Civil Protection, Fabrizio Curcio. “In this moment more than ever – he continued – it is important to work in a coordinated manner and with a common line, taking into consideration the opinions of the technicians to follow the best way to resolve the emergency. Then we will think about a request from the state of disasters to obtain compensation and refreshments for our farmers. For the past two months, the Lombardy Region has been working to activate a series of interventions that guarantee the balance between drinking water and irrigation needs. agreement with hydroelectric operators for a greater release of water that can allow the fields to be irrigated and guarantee the first harvest “. A situation of high water severity that constitutes one of the driest periods of the last twenty years. This is what emerged from the meeting convened yesterday by the Councilor for the environment and soil defense of the Tuscany Region, Monia Monni, which was attended together with the mayors, the Tuscan Water Authority (Ait), the District Authorities, the Anci , Upi and Anbi.During the meeting, the data were illustrated that underline a high water severity, recording one of the driest periods of the last twenty years. In particular, a critical condition was highlighted on the Serchio, stable in the Grosseto area, even if the Ombrone in Grosseto has now a similar trend to the periods of July and August of the previous years, a trend equal to the 2017 drought period of the Massaciuccoli lake, and as far as the Arno is concerned, it has not yet reached the levels of 2012. The wells in the areas of Livorno, Grosseto and Pistoia are in a worse situation than in previous years. Essentially all underground water bodies are critical, with late summer temperatures that inflame the Paduan countryside and the drought that has been biting for months, burning fruit and vegetables in the fields with a reduction in production of more than 20% already in June. This is the alarm launched by Coldiretti Padua on the effects of high temperatures with melons, watermelons, pumpkins and courgettes, aubergines and tomato plants burned by the sun’s rays, with the lack of water that is sending even extensive crops into water stress such as corn, beets, soybeans but also viticulture are affected with the risk of compromising a year that would instead have the right numbers for a quality and normal production. Coldiretti Padova, the effect of prolonged heat which, especially in the Lower Padua area, is alarming the farms engaged in the cultivation of vegetables and fruit. Days and days of temperatures well above the norm with the sun beating hard in the thirsty countryside, there are dozens and dozens of quintals of melons, watermelons, pumpkins and courgettes that risk not even reaching maturity, literally “cooked” by the heat. ” Without prejudice to the absolute priority of drinking water for all citizens, as required by law, in case of scarcity of the good water I am ready to sign a provision to give our irrigated resources in a privileged way to Lucanian agricultural companies compared to those of other regions. The water resource of Basilicata is a vital asset of the Lucanians ”. Thus in a brief statement the president of the Basilicata Region, Vito Bardi, on the drought and the irrigation needs of Lucanian agriculture. Thanks to its reservoirs, Basilicata also supplies nearby Puglia with water for irrigation and drinking purposes. The two regions, in this regard, are linked by agreements that regulate the sale of water. Yesterday, the Lucanian councilor for agriculture Francesco Cupparo invited the farmers of Basilicata to ration water with a thrifty use of the water resource to avoid emergency situations such as in northern Italy.
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