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"Water is undoubtedly the most important of all public goods, and despite the fact that Europe abstracts only around 13% of its total available water, the geographical distribution of resources is very uneven and many European countries and regions are subject to heavy water stress.
The freshwater resources of Europe and the world are at risk if we manage them beyond the boundaries of sustainability. Factors such as urbanisation, population growth, over consumption and biological and chemical pollution are having an adverse effect on the availability and quality of safe and secure water. I support publication of the ‘Blueprint to safeguard Europe’s water resources’, planned for November 2012. I think Europe should also adopt a clear position on this matter in view of the upcoming Rio+20 conference on sustainable development. We need to remember that over 800 million people still use unsafe drinking water.
However, I voted against this report because of the part which speaks of a serious risk to both surface and groundwater posed by exploration for, and extraction of, shale gas. I do not agree with this view."@en1
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