Gold Mercury Secretary General attends Foreign Policy Event about the future of water held at the House of Lords
Gold Mercury’ s Secretary General, Nicolas De Santis, attended the Foreign Policy Center meeting and report presentation : Tackling the world water crisis: Reshaping the future of foreign policy. This new FPC report is being launched to mark World Environment Day (5 June). The report aims to stimulate discussion and debate amongst a wide ranging audience in an effort to promote the centrality of water on today’s foreign policy agenda, particularly in light of the increasing environmental shocks and stresses presented by climate change and global population growth. The report aim is to increase the importance of water in foreign policy strategy in order to provide a more effective response to improving the management of freshwater while ensuring reliable and sustainable access. Contributors to the report include: Rt Hon William Hague MP, Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs; Baroness Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy; Professor J.A. Tony Allan, King’s College, London and School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS); Fiona Harvey, Environment Correspondent, The Financial Times, David Nussbaum, Chief Executive, WWF-UK; Dr. Letitia A. Obeng, Chair, Global Water Partnership (GWP). The report was edited by Dr. David Tickner Head of Freshwater Programmes, WWF-UK and Josephine Osikena director of the Foreign Policy Centre’s programme of research.
