As a premise for human survival and dignity, water - a multifunctional and exhaustible resource - is ‘a vital resource for global security’, the EU Council said on Monday 19 November in Brussels, emphasising the EU's determination to strengthen its water diplomacy as an instrument for peace, security and stability.
In its conclusions, the Council stresses that ‘water is vital for human nutrition and health, and essential for ecosystem management, agriculture, energy and planetary...