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Doing Without Water

Across the world, water scarcity is becoming an increasingly crucial issue – not only for public health and sanitation, but for the businesses and industries that rely on a steady affordable supply. We look at the latest initiatives aiming to tackle the problem.

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26 Nov 2012
BY: Chris Hatherill
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