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People themselves consist largely of water, and the bulk of our food is also made up of water. Similarly, we very often deal with water in our jobs and households. Without a continuous supply of water, we would not survive. Whoever appropriates water, takes possession of their fellow people. That is why the water supply should not end up in private hands. The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy rightly concluded that access to water is a human right and water is therefore not a commercial product. The question now arises as to how we manage water shortages and water pollution. The fair principle that the polluter pays is useful to cream profits from polluting companies, but not a sound argument to considerably increase the costs for households. It is better to increase the amount of clean and fresh drinking water available by desalinating sea water than by digging deeper for ground water or by redirecting rivers to storage reservoirs. There was a time when the Soviet Union wanted to fill the Aral Sea with water from rivers which flow to the North Pole. These days, Spain wants to tap half of the Ebro’s water to promote tourism in southern Spain. This will be at the expense of fauna and flora in the current river basin. Thanks to criticism on this, the Right has blocked this decision. This proves that money and prestige are still worth more than sustainable environmental management."@en1
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