Water fights: no one wins.

Water scarcity: government and business co-operation crucial | Guardian Sustainable Business | Guardian Professional: "Today is World Water Day, and with 2013 declared the international year of water cooperation by the UN, focus on this vulnerable resource is more intense than ever.

The reasons for concern are summed up in the Worldwatch Institute's (WI) Vital Signs report: "Some 1.2 billion people — almost one fifth of the world — live in areas of physical water scarcity, while another 1.6 billion face what can be called economic water shortage."

Shortages and degradation of quality are serious threats to economic growth and social cohesion unless water is managed properly. One barrier to this is a lack of action at government level, which is why 45 companies signed a special communiqué at Rio+20 highlighting the urgency of the global water crisis and calling on ministers to take action."

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