Hungary’s Great Hungarian Plain faces severe desertification as groundwater depletes and droughts intensify, threatening agriculture and prompting government action. Farmers dubbed “water guardians” redirect thermal spa water to artificially flood low-lying fields, re-creating natural flooding cycles disrupted by river channelization. Early results show improved groundwater levels and increased vegetation, offering a potential conservation model for other drought-stricken regions worldwide.
Hungary’s ‘water guardian’ farmers fight back against desertification
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