UN General Assembly
2020

We have to brace ourselves — if we do not radically change our lifestyles — this crisis will be followed by other ones, which may be even more serious than COVID. Therefore today the most important question is, can we learn from the crisis and are we finally ready to do something in the areas, where we have known for a long time that there is a danger looming, where we have known what should be done and that any procrastination would only increase the risks and the costs. Today we are as yet unable to defend ourselves against COVID efficiently. There is no drug, no vaccine. There are other areas of life as well, where we have known for years what should be done. Take water for example. We have already spoken several times here at the UN about the water crisis unfolding in front of our eyes. About the drama of too much water and too little water, or contaminated water.