Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2012-03-15-Speech-4-079-000"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-03-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:6th World Water Forum (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"ro"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120315.7.4-079-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-03-15-Speech-4-080-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Daciana Octavia Sârbu2
lpv:spokenAs	unknown; Partidul Social Democrat (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with India (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; ENVI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; S&D (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Ukraine Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2010-10-14--2013-03-19)3 substitute; AGRI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the European Parliament’s motion for a resolution conveys a clear message within the World Water Forum: water is a common resource that is used and must not be treated as a commodity intended to generate profit for a minority. Having access to drinking water and sanitation is a human right. This is the main political message which I would like the European Union to convey in Marseille. The motion for a resolution also deals with other key aspects, with one of the most important being, in my view, the use of water in agriculture. Seventy per cent of the water we use from nature is used for agricultural activities, while this figure rises to 80% or even 90% in some countries. The provision of access to water can only be achieved if technology and methods allowing more food to be produced with less water are used on a wider scale, such as efficient irrigation systems. We need to encourage the use of these technologies in order to achieve this objective. We must support the farmers in the European Union who deploy them and we must endeavour to remove the barriers obstructing farmers from third countries. Let us not forget that, although 70% of the water taken from nature goes into agriculture, we waste 30% of food at the same time. In other words, we waste a huge amount of water at each point in the food chain, from extraction to consumption. The provision of access to water is also closely linked to other global problems, such as food security. Just like we need international forums on the themes of biodiversity and climate change, which relate to this topic, we also need one dealing with this global problem. I hope that the European Union’s negotiators will convey these messages in Marseille, as well as at the Rio Conference."@en1
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