Water: how can we account for our most vital resource? Image ©
Visit Greece Many parts of the world could face a water crisis
in the future, not because they do not have enough water, but
because they are not using it smartly enough. Accurate water
accounts quantifying the amount of water we can safely use can
help us use this resource both wisely and fairly. Jacqueline
McGlade, lead author and EEA Executive Director The report
'Measuring Water Use in a Green Economy' argues that while the
world faces serious water problems, their causes are often
economic, social and political in nature, rather than bio-
physical. These problems can be solved by balancing water use
and needs between different sectors and ecosystems. The report
serves as a powerful reminder just weeks ahead of the Rio +20
global summit on sustainable development that the world needs to
radically rethink the way it uses natural resources. The lead
author of the report, Jacqueline McGlade, Executive Director of
the European Environment Agency (E