STORY: Loireauxence, France The Loire river is just a trickle Sandbanks and large islands as far as the eye can see Major drought has dried up the river Eric Sauquet, Institute of Agriculture and Environment: “Climate change is happening, that’s undeniable, and it has to make us think about our rules for sharing water resources. We have to understand that we are all affected, that water is a common good and that each of us needs to reconsider our behavior in relation to this resource.” Water level is at an all-time low The supply of cooling water to the power plants is also at risk