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The Business & Economics of Water

Water is part of our every day lives. It is embedded in everything we do. And yet – more than 1.1 billion people in the world lack access to clean...

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The Business & Economics of Water

By torontoacumen on Sep 25 2011

Water is part of our every day lives. It is embedded in everything we do. And yet – more than 1.1 billion people in the world lack access to clean water – that’s one in every six people. Every 20 seconds, a child dies from water-borne illnesses. And, only a little more than half of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa has access to safe drinking...
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