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dcterms:Date	"2012-03-15"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:6th World Water Forum (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"es"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120315.7.4-091-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-03-15-Speech-4-092-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Cristina Gutiérrez-cortines2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; ITRE (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of Southeast Asia and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 unknown; Partido Popular (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3 substitute; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 member; ENVI (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, there is an issue that concerns me: the fact that water is not a renewable product for many. Water is sometimes renewable, but not always. Many aquifers are not renewable, but water returns to the ground. The problem is that it does not always return to the same place it comes out; for example, the water that evaporates from the Mediterranean forms the rain that falls over Austria or Prague, and that aspect needs to be taken into account. I think transboundary water agreements are very good, and I think that the Commission should place much greater emphasis on them. As the directive lays down, a river has to be managed in a uniform and unique way, but this approach needs to be strengthened a great deal, and international relationships with respect to transboundary waters need to be promoted. That is essential in my view, and we will see it with Turkey, which will never agree, but we must insist. However, I think the monitoring of aquifers is very poor. The technology exists to monitor aquifers. Most damage is done through illegal extraction of water from aquifers. I therefore think it is vital that this aspect is taken on board, and technology exists for that. I also believe that the relationship between agriculture and water should be reviewed, because it should not be the case that crops that consume a lot of water are treated in the same way as those that do not. If we put a price on water, which I support in agriculture, and which occurs in my country and region, it should be taken into account that corn and lettuce, for example, consume much more water. We are then exporting water to all the countries to which corn or lettuce are exported. That needs to be reflected in agricultural prices. It is an issue for consideration."@en1
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