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… such as health, environment, education, agriculture, food, energy, fisheries and industrial water users. “I have … reading 171 Article 21 | Prevention, Reduction and Control of Pollution 173 21.1 Commentary 173 21.2 Application … 166 Figure 4.2 | The World Health Organisation Water Quality Standards 178 Figure 5.1 | Effects of climate change …

… 2006), and Directive 2008/105/ EC on Environmental Quality Standards in the Field of Water Policy (European … includes irrigation, hydropower, navigation, flood control, fisheries, timber floating, recreation and tourism, … management, thus causing a threat to energy security, food security, and human migration patterns. knowledge of the …

… competing needs of billions of people for drinking water, food, energy, and industrial production – leaving less water, often of much lesser quality, to sustain ecosystems and to meet people’s future … helps diminish the tensions that have arisen over the control of river flows. Issues of sovereignty, strategic …

… 68 3 4.1.1. Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and … for Europe ENSO El Niño Southern Oscillation FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FCPF Forest Carbon … Facility GHG Greenhouse Gas GLWQA Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement GWP Global Water Partnership GWPO Global …

… instru- ments should be focused on preserving the overall quality of water and securing the abundance of environmental … should take all necessary measures to prevent, reduce or control damage or harm to the aquatic environment whenever … and Sustainable Development; 6. Water for Sustainable Food Production and Sustainable Rural Development; 7. The …

… scope The Helsinki Convention deals with the prevention, control and reduction of transboundary impacts relating to … required to establish national and local targets for the quality of drinking water and the quality of discharges, as … of the regional economy and poverty alleviation, food security and industrial development. It was established …

… use, and thus to water quantity, rather than to water quality. However, as is clear from that text that equitable … both drinking water and water required for production of food in order to prevent starvation.” … environment include that States must “prevent, reduce and control the pollution of an international watercourse that …