SOSC 1430 Final: The Global Water Crisis and the Coming Battle for the Right to Water - Barlow Reading
3 Oct 2016
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The global water crisis and the coming battle for the right to water. Chapter 3 - the water hunters move in. Global water reuse capacity will rise by 181 percent over the next decade. Nalco - global water treatment giant, employs 10,000 people and operates in 130 countries - company believes future wars will be fought over water. Desalination and industrial water outsourcing are the global water industry"s most dynamic sector. Big european water companies will no longer dominate the world market. Vast spending required to meet demand for new supplies and to upgrade deteriorating or non-existent water infrastructure around the world is creating a global water industry - technological solutions generating investment opportunities. China - planning to add 200-400 power plants - however, does not have the water available for their construction or operation. Governments around world under pressure to upgrade systems leaking massive amounts of water through old pipes.
