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Tag: water efficiency

Droughts cut Europe's food output, raise fire risks - 20 August 2012 - News

Droughts in southern and eastern Europe are contributing to the global decline in grain production while also elevating concern about the long-term impact on freshwater supplies.

Policymakers weigh options for EU water pricing - 25 May 2012 - News

Putting a price on water is essential to encourage savings but EU policymakers are cautious not to spark a social backlash with a one-size-fits-all solution. "Pay more if you use more" is, however, a model which could work, the MEP in charge of water issues told EurActiv.

The water crisis is now - 23 May 2012 - Opinion

By 2025 half the world’s population will not have enough water to meet its needs, warns Rashad Kaldany, urging governments and the private sector to work on solutions, which he says, do exist.

Desalination: Solving water problems or creating a new one? - 23 May 2012 - News

Faced with water shortages in its sunny south, Spain has become a European trendsetter in harnessing seawater for human use and is an industrial leader in desalination.

Brussels rules out EU-wide water efficiency target - 22 May 2012 - News

Huge water leakage differences between member states make an EU-wide water efficiency target “not necessary”, says an EU official working on the directive for the European Commission.

Industry chief: Pricing, policies should promote water efficiency - 22 May 2012 - Interview

Having safe drinking water should be a basic human right, but consumers and governments also have a duty to set a price high enough to encourage efficiency, says Hans Telgan, who heads Europe’s plastic pipe industry trade association TEPPFA.

Seeber MEP: Improve water efficiency without price spikes - 22 May 2012 - Interview

Austrian MEP Richard Seeber (European Peoples Party) says differences in regional needs and infrastructure make it difficult to have a one-size-fits-all approach to water efficiency.

World Bank exec: 'Investment in water has been totally lagging' - 21 May 2012 - Interview

Many of the water systems in major cities around the world, including in developed countries, have losses of 30-40%, says Lars H. Thunell of the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC). And that’s not viable, he insists, so we have to make sure we invest.

World Bank bets on 'socially responsible' water pricing - 21 May 2012 - News

Making users pay for water should be part of any policymakers' toolkit to manage scarcity, says Lars H. Thunell of the World Bank's International Finance Corporation. But with safe drinking water now officially recognised as a human right, this has to be done in "a socially responsible way," he argues.

EU water blueprint to pave way for savings targets - 23 March 2011 - News

A major review of Europe's water policies next year will pave the way for savings targets to be adopted by member states and industries, according to a senior EU official who was speaking on World Water Day.

Water efficiency: Saving the blue gold - 15 December 2010 - LinksDossier

The European Commission is planning measures to rein in water use, with a particular focus on savings in agriculture, buildings and industrial processes.

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