Etiket: scarcity
Great scarcity of North Sea shrimps, prices are going up…
According to Timmermans, it is “very realistic” that empty shelves will appear here and there in supermarkets in the coming months. The shortage may last until June. The Belgian Shipowners’…
Gaastra: Focus on scarcity thinking | News item
News item | 18-01-2024 | 9:00 am The Netherlands has great ambitions. For example, we want to build sufficient homes, have a healthy economy and be climate neutral. At the…
UNICEF: one in three children exposed to extreme water scarcity
About 739 million children worldwide – that is one in three – are exposed to severe or very severe water scarcity. This is evident from a report published by UNICEF…
We always had enough water and regularly had too much. Now scarcity threatens. How do water companies in Groningen and Drenthe prevent a crisis?
‘Water enough’, that is what we are used to in the Netherlands from way back. Photo: Marcel Jurian de Jong It was one of those thoughts that won’t stop you,…
Gas prices down sharply: mild winter weather dampens scarcity fears
Due to the mild winter weather in large parts of the world, fears of a possible gas crisis are ebbing away and prices on the gas markets are falling sharply.…
Scarcity at food bank due to economical supermarket: ‘Tomatoes with spots are now being sold’
The crates distributed by the food bank are slowly becoming empty. According to the food bank, this is due to supermarkets’ anti-waste policies, which leave them too little to donate.…
Pedro Facon wants debate about working hours of doctors: “We are faced with scarcity” | Inland
During a symposium today about lessons from the corona crisis, former corona commissioner Pedro Facon called for a debate about the working time of doctors. “We are faced with scarcity,…
packages of desalinated North Sea water. A solution for water scarcity?
Sea Water water desalination plant in the port of IJmuiden.Statue Simon Lenskens Nothing about the water indicates that it comes from the North Sea: no salty taste or smell. Yet…
After sandstorms, An Swartenbroekx is now also struggling with water scarcity: “No water to flush the toilet”
She bought a house in Andalusia with her husband Guido, but An Swartenbroekx (53) also has to deal with annoyances in her own ‘paradise’. Last week she reported on sandstorms…
Automakers more optimistic about chips after scarcity | car companies
Automakers are cautiously optimistic about the end of the scarcity of high-tech parts, especially chips. Since last year, almost all major car companies have had to shut down production lines…