Reuters: Mauritania, Kuwait and Jordan have the least secure water supplies, according to a ranking on Tuesday that says shortages in the Middle East and North Africa might cause political tensions and even higher oil prices.
The list, by British risk analysis group Maplecroft, said businesses needed to take more account of water security in investment decisions due to rising demand from a growing population and other impacts such as climate change.
It said Mauritania in West Africa had the least secure......
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Mauritania, Kuwait, Jordan water said least secure
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on March 22nd, 2011
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