Water partnerships should be locally regulated through specific Basin Authorities, providing equal access for the inhabitants, based on long-term commitment from policymakers. 

Sustainable development goals should pay more attention to sanitation, gender and rural areas.

Setting achievable and sustainable sanitation goals and solutions must have top priority in formulating the post-2015 development agenda.

The approaches and measures China chooses to address its water challenges could add to future problems.

There is chance for us to overcome the challenge of water security if we really live our lives on the basis of respect for diversity, all people and for the Earth.

Non-renewable groundwater abstraction leading to groundwater depletion has global dimensions. It should therefore be addressed by a mix of solutions in cooperative projects between international and regional experts and local stakeholders.

The ‘water diet’ implies  the challenge to make people aware that, in order to solve water issues, it is necessary to create a habit of sustainable food consumption.

The international post-2015 development agenda is in need of a comprehensive water development framework based on widely shared ethical principles.

International water law  – especially where it concerns fair distribution and sustainability – will be able to provide powerful support to the post-2015 development agenda.

When rethinking water and environmental policies for the coming years, the harsh consequences of water privatization must not be forgotten.