10 steps to sustainable water
In November 2006, we, a coalition of leading environmental organisations, launched the Blueprint for Water, setting out 10 steps to sustainable water by 2015. The Blueprint called on the Government to act immediately to give our water a future. Progress in 2007 has been mixed, but 2008 offers a unique opportunity - and test - for us all to deliver this agenda.
2007 has been a difficult year for water management, with catastrophic summer floods following so quickly after the serious droughts of 2006. While this has generated a lot of debate in the press and a chorus of worried voices, there has been little action to tackle the problems of water pollution, catchment restoration and flood management, as you will see in our report card.
Now, more than ever, is the time to act. In 2008, an unprecedented series of policy decisions and reviews offers a window of opportunity to transform the way in which we value, manage and invest in water. We urge the Government to use these initiatives to make real and lasting changes, and give our most precious natural resource a sustainable future.
