Seminar series 4 "Water for all ?!” – The role of Germany in achieving access to water here and worldwide

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Seminar 4

The role of Germany in achieving access to water here and worldwide

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German policy has important contributions to make to the realisation of the right to water and sanitation. This also applies in Germany, where the years of low precipitation since 2018 have led to distribution issues in some regions. The public debate continues to focus on the strain on drinking water reserves caused by inputs from agriculture, the consequences of the use of flowing waters as energy suppliers, and issues relating to the public or private provision of drinking water.

But the use of water for the production of imported goods must also be urgently reduced. The so-called water footprint maps this consumption and shows that more is consumed in Germany than is proportionally available.

Finally, Germany has important contributions to make to ensure people's rights to access (drinking) water in other countries. Within the framework of development cooperation, the German government supports projects in this area, which is also of enormous importance for health care. In addition, the Federal Government participates in various global bodies and processes that have taken up the issue of water supply.

 

WELCOME AND MODERATION:

Jürgen Maier (Executive Director, Forum Environment and Development)

 

ROUND 1: INTERNATIONAL QUESTIONS:

Lesha Witmer (Member of the Steering Committee Women for Water Partnership and European Pact for Water)

Dinesh Suna (Coordinator, Ecumenical Water Network (EWN) of the World Council of Churches)

Dr. h.c. Maude Barlow (Food and Water Watch/World Future Council/Council of Canadians, recipient of the Right Livelihood Award)

Frank Heinrich (Member of the German Bundestag, Chairman of the CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group in the Committee on Human Rights and Humanitarian Aid)

 

ROUND 2: WATER IN GERMANY AND EUROPE:

Sebastian Schönauer (Member of the Steering Committee, Forum Environment and Development)

Steffi Lemke (Member of the German Bundestag, Chair of the Parliamentary Group "Free Flowing Rivers")

Rita Schwarzelühr-Sutter (Parliamentary State Secretary, Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety)

 

 

Recording of the event:

https://youtu.be/oRqszJrOczw (in German)

https://youtu.be/dV9dWFiXxPQ (in English)

 

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