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In discussing the risks of water scarcity and quality over the past year (here, here and here), our attention has mostly focused on the developed world. By and large, we have talked about the risks that companies will have to deal with as these realities become more dire in the future. The United Nations, however, [...]
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The nation’s vast network of underground water pipes is hitting its retirement, and in some areas sooner than others. In Washington, D.C., alone, there is a water pipe break every day on average, according to a recent article in the New York Times. But it’s not just the nation’s capital that struggles with the infrastructure of [...]
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Despite recent scrutiny of some large corporations that rely heavily on water resources, it seems many companies are still falling short in managing and disclosing water scarcity risks. That’s according to a recent report issued by the Ceres investor coalition, the financial services firm UBS and financial data provider Bloomberg. The report evaluates and ranks [...]
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Recently, Risk Management — the publication from which this blog was spawned — began providing readers free online access to our issues in their entirety. You can currently read both our June 2009 and May 2009 issues, which feature cover stories on the risks of water scarcity and the lessons that risk professionals can learn [...]
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