How do we better understand the impact of the past, the pressures on the present, and the changes of the future when understanding water and the environment?

Background

Clean and plentiful water underpins human activity and supports natural ecosystems. A robust evidence base is required to develop policy to ensure there is a plentiful supply of water in the long term and to significantly enhance the quality of water available to all forms of life.

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