EEA REPORT
May 1st, 2003
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Environment Agency has warned that Europe's water resources are being put under threat by unsustainable economic practices, and although "only a few" European citizens suffer from "devastating shortages," drinking water quality is a concern throughout Europe.In its third major assessment of the state of Europe's environment - expanded this year to include Russia, the Caucasus and central Asia, the EU agency warns that about 31 per cent of Europe's population lives in countries using more than 20 per cent of their annual water ...
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