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« France Adopts a Green Plan | Main | Listen » Water "Bankruptcy" LoomingA report by the World Economic Forum states that sustained economic growth, human security and political stability over the next two decades depend on how water is managed. "The volatility in food prices in 2008 should be treated as an early warning sign of what is to come," the report warns, and notes that most governments fail to realise how "intimately" other policies are linked to water policy, or simply refuse to introduce water-pricing policies by fear of losing elections. Governments and business need to address waste and overuse of water. As many noted, while economic stimulus plans will invest in improving agriculture, infrastructure, clean energy and trade, politicians "unfortunately rarely invest in improving the resource on which those outcomes depend: water". The report is available at http://www.european-waternews.com/download/WaterInitiativeFutureWaterNeeds.pdf Posted on February 9, 2009 2:24 PM | Permalink TrackBackTrackBack URL for this entry: |
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