We can’t take fresh water for granted, we’re in a new era
By Liberal MP Stéphane Dion May 29, 2015
North America must move away from water-intensive agricultural practices, increase resource-use efficiency, reduce waste and pollution, adopt appropriate technologies, and implement equitable water tariff policies.
The world’s waters are in trouble. Ocean acidification, depleting aquifers, dried up rivers and lakes, and toxic pollution are threatening the life-giving resource. Fish stocks are being depleted and agricultural land lost to expanding desertification. Some areas are plagued by droughts, others by floods. Poor water quality remains the largest cause of human health problems. Groundwater and surface water degradation and misuse will permanently affect ecosystems and human health; they are also a major obstacle to fostering education and eradicating poverty.
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