8
Oct
2026
EU strategies for islands, coastal communities and outermost regions (debate)
Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, in Lanzarote and Fuerteventura, more than 90% of the water consumed has to be desalinated and this comes at a huge cost. Tenerife has spent almost two years in water emergency, and in the Canary Islands, as in many other islands in Europe, having water requires infrastructure and investment. Does not require more blue carbon credits, does not require another Oce…