I read in the foreign press that some parts of the world are suffering from droughts while others are suffering from floods. Climate change, of course. I read in the local press that Istria may be suffering from a drought, too. Although there has been no rain in two months, climate change is not even mentioned, though. I read in the foreign press that all kinds of measures are being considered in many parts of the world suffering from drought, such as more efficient water-allocation policies, less wasteful irrigation systems, and even water trading. Politicians facing re-election are grilled on their initiatives concerning climate change. I find nothing of the sort in the local press. The relief from the drought is mentioned in passing as a one-off measure. And I am beginning to wonder about what I read. Not that I would wish relief policies to flourish in Istria, I hasten to add. Or Istrian politicians to be grilled on their initiatives concerning climate change. God forbid. Blessed ignorance strikes me as a far better deal than anything I can find in the foreign press. Climate change, what climate change? Thanks for your concern, but we are Istrians.