IMPORTANCE OF WATER IN ALMERÍA

WATER AROUND US

THE EUROPE’S PANTRY

PRECIPITATION IN SPAIN IN 2014

To understand why is so important the water in this region of Spain, we need to know the

climatology all over the country.

The last report of 2014 shows that the entire Mediterranean basin

has a low rate of precipitation compared

with rest of the country.

Almería is located in the southeast of Spain,

in Andalucía.

PRECIPITATION IN ANDALUCÍA IN 2014

Almería is the most arid province with less of 300 mm or precipitation 2014

DESERT VULNERABILITY

THE TABERNAS DESERT THE DRIEST REGION OF

EUROPE

Due to this weather Almería counts with the biggest desert of Europe.A unique place where there are many endemic species.

Sansola papillosa

Heliatum almeriense

Caralluma europaea

Limonium tabernense

Linaria nigricans

USE OF WATER

IRRIGATION IN SPAIN

As we can see in the map in 2015 the located irrigation system is the most used in Andalucía because this kind is the most efficient to use

less water.

BIG AGRONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

CAMPO DE DALÍAS

TECHNOLOGY OF AGRONOMIC PRODUCTION

VEGETABLE GARDEN OF EUROPE