Ebro Players Flashcards
Where is the Ebro River located?
Runs through Zaragoza and NE Spain
Where was water going to be diverted to?
SE Spain aka ‘New Florida’: Alicante, Almeria,Murcia
When was the diversion project cancelled?
2004
Who cancelled the diversion scheme?
Newly elected Spanish gov
What was the alternative to the diversion scheme?
Cheaper and more local desalinisation plants
Which players were FOR the diversion scheme?
International investors, tourists, Head of Murcia regional gov
Which players were AGAINST water diversion?
Environmentalists from the north, The Environment Minister, Newly elected national gov
Do Murcia, Almeria and Alicante have a major deficit of water?
YES
What is at Capo cope?
Europe’s biggest tourism complex, golf courses and holiday homes
Who said desalination was unproven and expensive?
Head of Murcia regional gov
Who said aquifers in Ebro are drying out due to over extraction?
Environmentalists
Who said the diversion scheme was a misuse of a scare resource and would have a drastic impact on the Ebro Delta?
Environmentalists
Do the national and regional governments have the same opinion on the schemes?
NO
How could this have worked better?
Continuation of same national gov to make good long term decisions/reducing the magnitude of the project so to trial it/ move the location of ‘new florida’ to somewhere with excess water supply/ improve spanish economy so they don’t need to rely on EU funding(they may have conditions as to the use of funding)/ more research into desalination
