CORSICA, THE POSSIBILITIES OF AN ISLAND

The grim realities of climate change

An episode from the series EARTH ON EDGE

Synopsis

With climate change, the island of Corsica suffers, not least due to a lack of efficient water management.

In the village of Cargèse, the mayor has to store water in large reservoirs to avoid running out in summer. In Rogliano, the town's chief magistrate had to build a desalination plant.

Fortunately, some families are fighting to find solutions. Livestock farming and winegrowing are at the forefront of new resilience policies. Other players are trying to remind us of the treasure represented by local biodiversity, such as the Posidonia meadows, which the boom in yachting has damaged.