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"Mr President, human life is vitally connected to water and without it we can only survive a few days. Despite this, we have not thus far devoted enough attention to the supply of drinking water.
Perhaps this is because most of the European population do not have these problems, but the problem of access to safe water is not just a problem for third countries, undeveloped areas and poor sections of the population. It is a real problem, which developed societies will also increasingly face, due to population growth, urbanisation, deforestation and unsustainable development.
Even countries that currently still have an abundant supply of water cannot ignore global change and should seriously consider how to retain their good position.
For example, based on the amount of water for the population, my country Slovenia is among the top 20 countries in the world, but long droughts have also proved a problem for us.
This is not only problematic for human health, but also for many economic activities, therefore I echo the words of our rapporteur Richard Seeber — more attention must be given to this problem."@en1
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