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James Murray, BusinessGreen , Wednesday 18 March 2009 at 00:15:00 Report calls for increase in water infrastructure investment as climate change and rising populations combine to put pressure on water supplies Almost half the world's population will live in areas of high water stress by 2030 as a result of climate change, according to a new report this week from the... > > (link)

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