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"By identifying healthy water supply as one of the main fields of action for sustainable development, the final declaration of the UN Rio+20 conference that ended recently gave particular relevance to the so-called ‘blueprint process’ that is under way in the EU. We have plenty of tasks ahead of us; one need only think of the alarming UN forecast that by 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population will experience continuous problems with water supply. In light of all this, I welcome the Commission’s initiative to assess the water situation of the European Union, as it will provide suitable policy responses to current and future water-related challenges in Europe with a view to preserving our valuable water resources. Due to the extensive length of the Seeber report, I would like to highlight only one aspect. I am greatly pleased to note that the report addresses the matter of land use, because arable land and freshwater cannot be treated as separate subjects. Soil erosion and the degradation of soil quality are progressing very rapidly in Europe, and this also affects the quality of surface and underground water. Since it is widely known that agriculture is among the most water-intensive sectors, there is an urgent need to introduce integrated water management in this field, that is, to coordinate economic, social and environmental policies in respect of water. If we were, for instance, to pursue reckless and wasteful management and did not ensure the natural regeneration of groundwater, some areas of Europe could fall victim to desertification. To see the reality of this issue today, we need only look at Spain, where irreversible ecological processes have already begun in some water habitats."@en1
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