Water Makes Sense

March 22, 2006

It is only fitting that on this thirteenth World Water Day and at the close of the fourth World Water Forum, we pause to consider the United States’ track record in addressing global freshwater challenges. U.S. policymakers should assign central priority to meeting demand for water not because of humanitarian reasons, but because water underscores every strategic policy goal of the United States. Our current levels of commitment do not adequately reflect this strategic relationship.