4 September 2026
Spain is Europe's greenhouse. Vast, plastic-covered fields dominate its southern coast to produce up to 25 percent of Europe's fruit and veg. But this has a price. Spain is experiencing its worst water crisis in history, with thousands of illegal wells drilled to irrigate farms aggravating the problem — all for cheap, year-round produce for the richer countries up north. #PlanetA #Spain drought #illegal wells #water crisis #groundwater depletion Credits: Reporter: Kiyo Dörrer Additional research: Nicole Ris Video Editor: Neven Hillebrands Camera: Maud Watine Supervising Editors: Adam Baheej Adada, Michael Trobridge Fact-Check: Kirsten Funck Thumbnail: Em Chabridon Special Thanks to Felipe Fuentelsaz and WWF Spain for background interviews and footage. Read more: WWF Report from 2024 on Doñana’s water problem: https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/?10602... Numbers on agricultural yield and produce prices referenced in the video: https://www.mercasa.es/precios-y-merc... https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL
