Dow Water and Process Solutions recently released “A Different Look at Water: Part 1: Water for Cities and the Water-Energy Nexus.”  The paper discusses a range of issues that cities will have to face in the coming years as population growth and urbanization continue. 

It should be no surprise that the demand for water outstrips its ready supply everywhere around the world. As global population soars, food, energy and freshwater are becoming increasingly scarce. Water, whether for potable or industrial use, is limited, and some supplies are not useable. Under an average economic growth scenario and without efficiency gains, global water requirements will grow from 4,500 billion cubic meters today to nearly 7,000 billion cubic meters—more than half of all the water in Lake Superior and a 50% increase in only twenty years.

To read the full paper, click here. 

Snehal Desai, Global Marketing Director for Dow Water and Process Solutions, wrote a blog post on Forbes.com about water and energy issues:

According to the Cleantech Group, only 2% of global institutional venture capital was focused on smart water investments. Now more than ever a focus on innovation is necessary to tackle our water problems throughout the world. Not only do we need to think about innovation in water processing but we need to look through an energy lens when we consider water solutions.

To read the full post, check it out on The CSR Blog.