Greenpeace has documented some of the effects of the severe drought that is being experienced in Spain. Greenpeace denounces that the current shortage of water is not only the result of lack of rain but also of poor water management and waste of water resources. 

El río Sil es un río del noroeste de la península Ibérica, el principal afluente del río Miño, que discurre por las provincias de León, Orense y Lugo. Es administrado por la Confederación Hidrográfica del Miño-Sil.