South Korea includes livestock idea in emergency water strategy
02/09/2013
At the start of September, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published a new report called Water and Climate Change Adaptation: Policies to Navigate Uncharted Waters, on the occasion of an event called the Stockholm World Water Week.
In the report the OECD asked 34 member countries to share the plans they have in place to adapt water management to climate change. “By 2050 more than 40% of the world’s population will live under severe water stress and nearly 20% could be exposed to floods,” the OECD said on launching the new report. “The economic value of assets at risk from floods is expected to be about $45 trillion by 2050. Water pollution is also increasing, adding to uncertainty about future water availability. These water risks are exacerbated by climate change. Governments must manage them, so they do not jeopardise growing populations and cities, economic growth and food or energy security.”
Of all the countries to submit a profile of their plans, only South Korea mentioned having a livestock policy. One of its policies is to designate areas for raising livestock and restrict farmers to those areas.
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