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Increasing Water Scarcity Increases Business Vulnerability, and Investor Questions

By Piet Klop on May 22, 2008

In many parts of the world, water is increasingly scarce due to the confluence of population growth, urbanization and climate change. That makes water supplies a growing concern for business investors.

Coastal Populations Losing Livelihoods to Polluted Waters

April 2, 2008
Location: WASHINGTON, D.C.

Coastal communities worldwide are witnessing their livelihoods choked by agricultural and industrial pollution, according to findings released today by the World Resources Institute.

Watching Water: A Guide to Evaluating Corporate Risks in a Thirsty World

JP Morgan Securities, Piet Klop, Fred Wellington

March 31, 2008

Coastal Eutrophic and Hypoxic Areas of Africa

March 27, 2008

This map identifies only 20 eutrophic coastal zones in all of Africa, of which 8 have documented hypoxia and 12 are areas of concern.

Coastal Eutrophic and Hypoxic Areas of Asia

March 27, 2008

This map identifies just 24 eutrophic coastal areas with documented hypoxia and 9 areas of concern within Asia.

Coastal Eutrophic and Hypoxic Areas of Australia and Oceania

March 27, 2008

This map identifies 36 eutrophic coastal zones; 9 with documented hypoxia and 27 areas of concern.

Coastal Eutrophic and Hypoxic Areas of Europe

March 27, 2008

This map identifies 168 eutrophic and hypoxic coastal areas in Europe. Fifty-nine of these are documented hypoxic areas, 106 are areas of concern, and 3 are improved systems that are in recovery.

Coastal Eutrophic and Hypoxic Areas of South America

March 27, 2008

This map identifies 25 eutrophic and hypoxic zones, with 3 having documented hypoxia and 22 areas of concern. Most are found in Brazil, Chile, and Peru.

Coastal Eutrophic and Hypoxic Areas of North America and the Caribbean

March 27, 2008

This map identifies 131 eutrophic and hypoxic coast zones in North America and the Caribbean. Sixty-two have documented hypoxia, 59 are areas of concern, and 10 are systems in recovery.

Lead in Our Water-A Washington, DC Mystery

By Joseph Foti on March 22, 2008
Location: Washington, DC

As part of World Water Day, The Access Initiative (TAI) is releasing a case study of how in 2004, poor data dissemination put the citizens of the capital of the world’s richest country at risk from lead in their drinking water.

Leading Companies Responding to Ecosystem Degradation

March 10, 2008
Location: Montreux, Switzerland

Corporate Ecosystem Services Review road-tested by Akzo Nobel,

BC Hydro, Mondi, Rio Tinto, and Syngenta

Eutrophication and Hypoxia in Coastal Areas: A Global Assessment of the State of Knowledge

Mindy Selman, Zachary Sugg, Suzie Greenhalgh, Robert Diaz

March 1, 2008

Eutrophication—the overenrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus—has emerged as a leading water quality problem. This report identifies over 415 areas worldwide that are experiencing eutrophication symptoms, and there are significant information gaps in many regions.

Eutrophication and Hypoxia

Eutrophication—the over-enrichment of water by nutrients such as nitrogen and phosphorus—is a leading threat to water quality around the world. Also known as “nutrient pollution,” eutrophication upsets the natural balance of aquatic ecosystems, which can lead to algal blooms, red tides, hypoxic or “dead” zones, fish kills, and, eventually, ecosystem collapse.

Agricultural Lands by Slope Category

February 13, 2008

Agriculture, though important to economic development and food security, is a source of increased sediment, nutrient, and pesticide runoff.

World Hypoxic and Eutrophic Coastal Areas

January 23, 2008

This map identifies 415 eutrophic and hypoxic coastal systems worldwide. Of these, 169 are documented hypoxic areas, 233 are areas of concern and 13 are systems in recovery.

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