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Planet Water Hoffmann StevePevná vazba Solving the world's water problems is proving to be one of the greatest investment opportunities of our time. The World Bank estimates that 1.1 billion people…
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Solving the world's water problems is proving to be one of the greatest investment opportunities of our time. The World Bank estimates that 1.1 billion people lack access to safe drinking water and about 50 percent of the world's hospital beds are populated by people who have contracted water-borne diseases. Already, world water supplies are inadequate to meet demand, and the problem is going to get much worse in the years ahead.
To address the problem, trillions of dollars will need to be invested in water infrastructure projects. If present consumption rates continue, in 25 years the world will be using 90 percent of all available freshwater. And while the problems are most acute in developing and rapidly growing economies, there are huge water infrastructure needs in industrialized countries, as well.
In the U.S. alone, it's estimated that more than $1 trillion will be needed for
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