Dated 14-20 March 2010
This week’s report consists of 25 surveys. Two of these surveys are multi-country while the rest are national surveys.
Water Scarcity and Future of the World
Population growth, urban development, farm production, and climate change is increasing competition for fresh water and producing shortage
s so acute that virtually every industry in the world anticipates sweeping systemic transformation over the next decade in their strategic planning, production practices, and business models. This is the conclusion of a Globescan leaders survey on water scarcity.[1]
It suggests that water scarcity will have profound impacts on global businesses. Other than business and economy the water crisis will have significant political and social consequences as well. It can be easily comprehended that increasing gap between fresh water supply and demand will lead to several issues with in nations and conflicts between neig
hboring nations. These conditions possess potential to bring world wide changes; Industries locations might change towards places where fresh water supply is ensured, hydro power projects might suffer resulting in energy disorders and severe impact on economies, farming cycles disorder will lead to famines, drastically effecting social life styles. These conditions spell catastrophe and perhaps may even perpetuate an end to the modern world as we know it.
The situation definitely demands a more responsible reaction from all institutions involved as well as citizens at an individual level. Is the degree of awareness and effort (including the recent Copenhagen conference that widely disappointed the world) commensurate with the degree of attention that it demands? §
Population growth, urban development, farm production, and climate change is increasing competition for fresh water and producing shortage
s so acute that virtually every industry in the world anticipates sweeping systemic transformation over the next decade in their strategic planning, production practices, and business models. This is the conclusion of a Globescan leaders survey on water scarcity.[1]It suggests that water scarcity will have profound impacts on global businesses. Other than business and economy the water crisis will have significant political and social consequences as well. It can be easily comprehended that increasing gap between fresh water supply and demand will lead to several issues with in nations and conflicts between neig
hboring nations. These conditions possess potential to bring world wide changes; Industries locations might change towards places where fresh water supply is ensured, hydro power projects might suffer resulting in energy disorders and severe impact on economies, farming cycles disorder will lead to famines, drastically effecting social life styles. These conditions spell catastrophe and perhaps may even perpetuate an end to the modern world as we know it.The situation definitely demands a more responsible reaction from all institutions involved as well as citizens at an individual level. Is the degree of awareness and effort (including the recent Copenhagen conference that widely disappointed the world) commensurate with the degree of attention that it demands? §
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The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.
The complete detailed weekly reports of the project can be found on theGilani Research Foundation website.
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