Urban Water Risk
More than 1/3 of the world’s rapidly growing population will be forced to live without adequate water supply in 2025.
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“What are you going to do when your government says, ‘Sorry folks, we are out of water?' Look no further than Cape Town, South Africa and its march towards Day Zero.”
Reese Tisdale, President, Bluefield Research
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