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Principles
Statements
The Policy & Juridical
Water as a basic Human Right
We work toward the development of international legal guarantees of water accessibility and promoting solidarity between people groups and nations.
Reducing Nationalism
It is urgent to break through the psychological barrier of nationalism which is growing stronger across many European countries and regions. This dynamic hinders collaboration and agreement between those countries and regions, thus threatening our ability to achieve practical consensus on solutions for the various challenges we face. We must work to improve management practices and to defuse the best of these, along with innovative technologies.
Water Market
Although water is a public resource, it is important to discuss the existence of a "water market," with all of its implications, because water is an integral part of the eco-system and should be managed by market logic. The debate should centre on the relationship between the public and the private sector's role in this issue.
Water is Res Publica; it is a shared resource.
Climate Change & Water
The impact of Climate Change on the World's Water
It is essential to clearly and unequivocally acknowledge the impact of climate change on
water scarcity. This process will lead to irreversible consequences on biodiversity and flora and fauna .
Furthermore, we are likely to witness the ongoing degradation of soils having a negative social and economic impact. The combination of rising soil temperatures and higher levels of evaporation has lead to desertification of certain zones.
The devastating economic impact of this scenario needs no explanation.
Oceans and Seas
Seas and Oceans are increasingly endangered by human activity and their destabilization is reaching critical levels in the areas of aquatic recourses and in regulatory function, especially for climate.
Meanwhile new activities and exploitations are occurring (mining exploitation, CO2 storage and desalinization....etc).
How can we anticipate new ways of addressing the challenges facing our oceans and seas while respecting their natural balance and ensuring their survival?
An Integrated Approach: Water & Energy
Relating to energy supply, we must use a systemic methodology and an integrated approach to finding solutions to these two issues.
As we know from scientific study of the life cycle energy and water are inextricably linked. Connecting costs and needs stemming from access to water and supply and use of water to energy is fundamental.
There is just one way: the integration of Water and Energy policy.
The control of Flooding and Excess Water
There is a need for the European Institutions to promote clear criteria and indicators for the sustainable management of river basins, which includes the evaluation of territorial imbalances.
The shortage of water may be addressed in part by taking advantage of excess water created during flooding and depositing that water into river basins.
In discussing the issue of flooding, it is appropriate to consider a policy to control torrential flooding and to use physical intervention in rivers that would include harnessing the energy produced by dams during these inundations.
Old challenges; new solutions.
Desertification
A comprehensive map of water flows is necessary, noting specifically the rate of flow in all regions.
With this information and through this process, we will be able to create a system of water usage based on the common good, equity and solidarity.
The focus must be on the most vulnerable people and nature.