CNN —Set atop a hill on the Italian island of Sicily, Agrigento is a heritage tourist’s paradise. Sicily began enforcing water restrictions in February when the region declared a state of emergency amid a relentless drought. Tourists at the Temple of Concordia, an ancient Greek archeological site outside of Agrigento in southern Sicily, Italy. Sicily’s regional president, Renato Schifani, said the island’s losses — between crops, empty reservoirs and dying livestock — have already topped €1 billion. “The consortium used to guarantee water rotation every five or six days,” he said, referring to a farmers representative group.

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Persons: Leisa Tyler, LightRocket, “, ” Giovanni Lopez, Diana Santanchè, Summers, Marco Maccarrone, ”, Maccarrone, Fabrizio Villa, Nicola Farruggio, Francesco Picarella, ” Picarella, Luca Cammarata, He’s, Alberto Pizzoli, ANBI, Renato Schifani, CNN’s Antonia Mortensen Organizations: CNN, of, Sicilian, Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection, Research, Getty, Sicily’s Hotel Federation, Agrigento’s Hotel Federation, of Culture, Water Resources Locations: Sicily, Agrigento, Italy, Rome, Syracuse, Pergusa, Italian, Caltanissetta, Mount Etna, AFP