Protesters hold a banner reading "We are not defending water, We are the water defending itself" during a demonstration against a giant water retention basin project, near the construction site of a new water reserve for agricultural irrigation, in Sainte-Soline, western France, on October 30, 2022. - Protests continued on October 30, a day after thousands of demonstrators defied an official ban to march against the deployment of new water storage infrastructure for agricultural irrigation in western France, some clashing with police. The pressure group "Bassines Non Merci", which organised the protest, brings together environmental associations, trade unions and anti-capitalist groups against what it claims is a "water grab" by the "agro-industry" in western France. (Photo by pascal lachenaud / AFP)