Water Reuse Opportunities in the Mediterranean

Italy, due to its location in the Mediterranean, is experiencing the consequences of climate change, especially temperature rise, and becoming increasingly arid.

Italy and its surrounding regions have been experiencing extreme drought in the past two years, with most regions experiencing 13.2% above European average. The International Energy Agency has estimated a reduced water flow of -40% by 2050. In response to the drought, Italy passed the Drought Decree-Law, which aims to reduce loss of resources, increase resilience of existing water systems, building collection systems for reuse of treated wastewater and constructing desalination plants.

Italy is now implementing the Aquabis project, through Manzi Srl, in service stations where there is a huge consumption of water. It focuses on recovering water that would otherwise be discharged and reuse it for irrigation and other purposes.

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