The water in the development of the Millennium (MDGs) after 2015 strategy: what remains to be done until 2015?

The second question:

2. What remains to be done before that date to complete the work begun in 2000?

The goals declared to the access to drinking water has been made a year ago. But there is whether it is in no way a reason to stop the ongoing and future efforts. My proposal, based on the discussion with others, is to set a new goal for the remaining years, at least 120 million people each year access to drinking water, it is to say, the resulting figures 1975-91.

On the other hand, realistically the goal of remediation is unreachable. We must therefore carefully analyze and ask why it is. At the same time however, we must emphasize the implementation of this goal, move forward, at least as regards the annual people additional 115 million annually to get access in the remaining years of the achievement of the MDGs, as originally envisaged.

Finally, in the field of the management of water resources, the priority must be to make the goal of "the water used" exploitable. My suggestion, based on the experience with the work of the 2030 water resources group, is as follows: use the existing data on the shortcomings of the water in each watershed / basin (IFPRI and the WRG) to identify and set goals to reduce the annual withdrawals in accordance with the sustainable supply. (I'll discuss this more in detail in question 3).

This issue is too urgent to wait until 2016 to begin to take action. In the Global report may 2013 just published by the World Economic Forum, the crisis of water supply risk has increased the potential impact of ranking on the second position. In addition, the problem is listed as a societal risk, not as a first risk and prior to any environment.

My answers to other questions about "Water in the Millennium after 2015 strategy" can also be interested:

1 Have been useful original targets in the mind of the Government, companies and civil society with emphasis on the water crisis and its importance in social and economic development overall?

3. On the assumption that we would like the goals after 2015 to still include a target on water, how should frame us? What would the key progress and success measures?

4. What role and responsibility of the private sector to take delivering these objectives?

5. What would you do the Governments?