Water, Water Everywhere? Well, Maybe Not for Long.

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21 min listen
January 12, 2023
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Faced with the undeniable reality of droughts and dry spells from China to the Southwestern U.S. this year, companies and their investors have begun to take the vital issue of water scarcity more seriously.

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Margarita Grabert, Associate, MSCI Research

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