Water supply shortage tackled at international meet

STOCKHOLM CITY: Conservation measures should be in place in all countries because shortage in the supply of water could spur civil and political unrest, said Manuel Gerardo Pedro Pulgar-Vidal Otalora, Peru’s environment minister and Convention of Parties (COP) president.

“Water should be raised in water debate in the upcoming COP in Paris in December as this is vital and (a) very crucial concern for people’s survival. Water is the main driver for food production, public health, people’s survival and economic development,” said Pulgar at the World Water Week silver jubilee celebration spearheaded by Stockholm International Water Institute.