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Macron takes to the hills for long view on better water management

The usually partially submerged Chanteloube railway viaduct is above the water line at the lake Serre-Poncon in southern France, 14 March 2023. France recorded the longest such winter drought since record-keeping began in 1959. © Daniel Cole/AP

French President Emmanuel Macron will be in the French Alps on Thursday to present a plan to improve water management, a resource threatened by droughts and global warming.

"With climate change, the water cycle in France has undergone significant changes in recent decades", underlined the Elysée, ahead of the visit to Savines-le-Lac.

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