While water security can be established by providing more water resources, the target is to also convince the public and other stakeholders to consume less, said the council’s president Loic Fauchon.
In an interview with CNA in line with World Water Day that fell on Mar 22, the council's president Loic Fauchon said politicians need to make water security a top priority.
ahead of the kick-off meeting for the 10th World Water Forum. The event will be held in Bali May next year. The theme for this year’s World Water Day was accelerating change to solve the water and sanitation crisis.When asked for his assessment of the level of water security in Southeast Asia, Mr Fauchon said there are"very different situations" in the region.
"With the demographic growth, we begin to have a lack of water resources and we have to manage it better."
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