BRUSSELS PLOTS MAJOR WATER SCARCITY INITIATIVE
April 1st, 2011
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Commission is undertaking a series of detailed studies on water scarcity, which will feed into a major policy initiative planned for 2012, almost certainly including legislative reform. The work follows growing concern that Europe is doing too little to conserve its drinking water resources, and that a firm hand from Brussels may be needed to secure future supplies. A new working paper on European Union (EU) water scarcity and droughts says a 2012 policy blueprint will "synthesise policy recommendations and will be accompanied ...
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