Water scarcity: Could market mechanisms provide the answer?

Michael Holder
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Report by environmental charity the Nature Conservancy sets out case for establishing water markets that can encourage more efficient resource use

It may sometimes seem hard to imagine in the UK after another rainy weekend, but scarcity of water is an ever-growing global problem which is causing headaches for policymakers and businesses alike...

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