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CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS GROWING WATER SCARCITY IMPACTS.

Publication: Industrial Environment
Publication Date: 01-APR-09
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: CLIMATE CHANGE MEANS GROWING WATER SCARCITY IMPACTS.(Company overview)

Article Excerpt
Global climate change is exacerbating water scarcity problems around the world, yet few businesses and investors are paying attention to this growing financial threat, according to a report issued by Ceres and the Pacific Institute.

Water is crucial for the global economy, driving every industry from agriculture to electric power to silicon chip manufacturing. Beverage, apparel and tourism also rely on supplies of clean, potable water to survive and grow.

Decreasing water availability, declining water quality, and growing water demand are creating immense challenges to businesses and investors who have historically taken clean, reliable and inexpensive water for granted. These trends are causing decreases in companies' water allotments for manufacturing, shifts towards full-cost water pricing, more stringent water quality regulations and increased public scrutiny of corporate water practices.

The report concludes that climate change will exacerbate these growing water risks especially as the world population grows by 50 million people every year. Already, China, India and the western U.S. are seeing growth limited by reduced water supplies from shrinking glaciers and melting snowcaps...

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