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A hot issue? Europe needs to use less water
European water use ‘unsustainable’

By politics.co.uk staff The current levels of water being extracted and consumed across Europe are “unsustainable” and must be reversed, experts have warned. A report from the European Environment Agency says widely-reported problems of drought in the south are being replicated in the north. The after effects of climate change will worsen the severity and… Read more »

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Rivers are a much-prized resource and many form or cross national borders
DfID pours cold water on ‘river wars’ warning

The British government has sought to dampen down concern from conservation group WWF that “water wars” are a growing threat to global security. It was responding to the WWF’s call on states to vote in favour of a UN convention on international waterways to prevent future conflicts based around competition for water resources. Rivers, aquifers… Read more »