Brussels, 20/07/2007 (Agence Europe) - The ideas set out by the European Commission in its communication on combating water shortages and droughts in the EU (see EUROPE 9471) have been given a mixed reception by environmental NGOs. Their main reproach is that the Commission has not adequately addressed the issue of water use in agriculture, “a major contributor to the problem”.
In a joint release published on 18 July, the European Environmental Bureau (EBB) and the WWF point out that...