Water, an irreplaceable vital resource, and therefore a powerful
economic and geopolitical instrument, has been clouded
in the past by pollution and ecological imbalance, a growing
demand and scarcity in an increasing number of places in the
world, and it has been concentrated in major industrial and
financial groups with a view to short-term profits.
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PUBLICATION DATE: 22 March 2009