Luzia Lambuça is a freelance journalist based in Lisbon, Portugal.

Former writer at Mensagem de Lisboa and Espalha-Factos, Luzia works as a freelance journalist covering social inclusion, culture, international politics and environmental issues, striving to find connections between hyperlocal and transnational problems.

Always looking for new, worthwhile stories fit for local and global audiences, she can sometimes be found volunteering at CIDAC - Fair Trade Portugal.

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Luzia Lambuça

Basic information

Name
Luzia Lambuça
Title
Journalist
Expertise
Social inclusion, culture, international politics & environmental
Country
Portugal
City
Lisbon

Supported projects

How Drought-provoked Water Scarcity Creates Tensions Between Portugal and Spain

  • Climate
  • Environment

A RAIA / LA RAYA – Spain and Portugal share their main rivers, a fact that has promoted diplomatic efforts for the joint management of common bodies of water. For the past 25 years, that relationship has been regulated by the Albufeira Convention. But as extreme droughts become more frequent and intense in the Iberian Peninsula, local populations and legislators alike are struggling to cope with the effects of water scarcity.