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Lloyd Gumbo Online Reporter
Environment, Water and Climate Minister, Saviour Kasukuwere says water is the foundation for food and energy security that guarantees long term social and economic development.

He made the remarks while delivering a lecture at the National Defence College this morning.

“While water underpins health, nutrition, equity, gender equality, well-being and economic progress, especially in developing economies, the equitable water supply and quality problems are also threatening the security of some of the most developed countries in the world,” he said.

“In the USA, for example, water availability has already been identified as a national security concern, threatening its ability to meet the country’s water, food and energy needs.”

Minister Kasukuwere said water was connected to security on many levels adding that human security would only be achieved through reliable access to clean water, food and sanitation.

Without provision of the above, Minister Kasukuwere said, failure to provide water would create tensions that would result in people losing confidence in the Government.

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