'Thirsty planet': How water security will have to become a major investment trend

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'Thirsty planet': How water security will have to become a major investment trend

A major new report warns how water is 'the silent partner in all human activity', and urgent investment in new infrastructure is needed to avert disaster

Investing in water security will become one of the biggest global investment themes over the next decade, according to a new report from consultancy XPV and Global Water Intelligence (GWI). The researchers...

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