"The worst was avoided during the management of the 2022 drought," says a report. "Strong measures" are needed to avoid such a scenario in the future, says the report.
The authors also suggest a "more precise national framework" to help prefects cope with requests for derogations in case of sampling restrictions. The report was commissioned by the French government and is due to be published on Tuesday, April 8, by the newspaper Libération. It is the latest in a series of reports on the impact of climate change in France.