Turkey - statement to OECD Agriculture Ministerial Meeting 2010

Statement by Mr Mehmet Mehdi Eker, Minister for Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Turkey to the OECD Agriculture Ministerial Meeting 2010

Launch of the OECD Report “Managing Water for All: an OECD Perspective on Pricing and Financing”

One billion people cannot get clean drinking water and 2.5 billion lack access to basic sanitation which cause 1.5 million preventable child deaths per year. While addressing the emergency of the current crisis, we must not forget that water is the most essential good and we should find new and innovative approaches to allow everyone access to water and sanitation, according to the OECD Secretary-General.

The Financial and Economic Crisis and Water

The current crisis provides an impetus to push forward difficult reform, an opportunity that should not be wasted for the water sector, according to Angel Gurría. He affirmed that there were huge opportunities for job-creating and “shovel ready” investments in the water sector, particularly for water saving and the rehabilitation of networks, which require relatively short design and construction planning, compared to other types of

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