Drought emergency on seven Greek islands impacts hotel industry water use

On October 20, 2026, according to a Skift Feed report, seven Aegean islands including Astypalaia in Greece declared a drought emergency this year. The report said that extreme heat and scarce rainfall caused by climate change have put water resources under pressure in many parts of Europe, intensifying conflicts between tourism and local communities over water use. The report also mentioned that tourism accounts for 3.5% of global GDP. Currently, the latest development of the incident is that the above seven islands remain under the drought emergency declared this year.