Cimate crisis threatens Grasse, French perfume's raw materials capital

February 26, 2023 By La rédaction de Mediapart

Extreme weather patterns such as droughts, heatwaves, and excessive rainfall are threatening the future of fragrant crop production in Grasse, close to the French Riviera, where a microclimate that allows fields of may rose, tuberose, lavender and jasmine to blossom, and where the latter sells for a higher price than gold.

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When heatwaves used to hit the French town of Grasse, the perfume capital of the world, townspeople didn’t water their flowers. Instead, they marched along the town’s cobblestone streets, in a procession towards the church, reports The Guardian.

Cimate crisis threatens Grasse, French perfume's raw materials capital

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