What does drought have to do with floods? Are we running out of water on Earth?

After months of low rainfall, intense rainfall (which in some cases caused floods) has made up for the short and medium-term deficit (*1), but we have not yet reached a situation of ‘normality’ (*2). We know that one of the consequences of climate change is an increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme phenomena. But it is not so easy to establish a direct cause-and-effect relationship between an extreme event and climate change. In this specific case, however, there seems to be such a link. In particular, one study points out, this drought has been exacerbated by climate change (*3).

What can we do then to act effectively and preserve this precious resource?

In this documentary by Will Media, the topic is explored in depth and it is clearly explained what nature-based solutions – NBS – can be. Among these, trees certainly play a key role. In fact, the documentary talks about Bosco Limite, one of the first WOWnature projects, created to improve precisely the quality of water and the regeneration of the aquifer, in an area, that of Carmignano sul Brenta (VI), very important for the supply of resurgences.2