Water becomes the new oil as world runs dry
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2007/dec/09/water.climatechange
The Observer published this article on 9th December 2007 and it begins with a dramatic account of a protest about the rise of water bills past the point that the poorest can afford in Cochabamba, Bolivia, where a US company took over the municipal water utility and increase the bills. It goes on to describe how water shortage is having social effects on the emerging economies in Asia and Latin America and how the issues of water are taking over global warming on political agendas worldwide. The article goes back to evaluating how idustrialisation led to pollution and degredation and how fair pricing is required while wasting water needs to be discouraged globally as the threat of conflict is rife all over the world.
