Topic: Access to Safe Drinking Water
Country: Poland
Delegate Name: Rachael Gingerich
School: Saline High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Poland position papers GLIMUN 2009 committees
Access to safe drinking water is a top priority in Poland. As the result of poor industrial regulation, Poland's groundwater and surface water have been compromised. Compliance with EU water sanitation regulations is an important part of our government's environmental policy.
Poland is currently entered into a variety of international agreements concerning marine dumping, ship pollution, and wetland pollution. There are 18,000 waterworks within the country of Poland and 100% of the population is considered to have access to sustainable drinking water sources. However, poor regulation of the vast water sources in microbiological and physiochemical terms has lead Poland to revise its strategies on monitoring its water systems. The 118 laboratories under the structure of the Chief Sanitary Inspectorate are helping Poland in developing a better-suited water quality management program. Poland currently faces many obstacles to improving its own water quality. Low political support, weak policy, and financial lacking are all points of struggle in Polish water sanitation strategy.
Poland will strive to continue improving its local regulation standards. The elimination of Giardiasis and intestinal infections amongst its population continues to motivate better waste-management policy. The decline in heavy industry and post-communist environmental concern which has developed in the past decade will continue to heal Poland's water systems.
Poland looks to work with other EU states to improve the quality of water sources within the European region and strongly encourages the involvement of WHO in water cleanup projects both locally and in developing nations. Poland is willing to approach water scarcity and stress with an open mind, as our government views safe drinking water as precious resource for all countries.
