Running dry: how to profit from a parched world

As demand for water rises and supplies become more erratic, firms with the technology and infrastructure to tackle shortages stand to gain, says Sarah Moore.

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Overuse and poor allocation policies are playing havoc with India's water supplies

This year, Latur, a city in the Marathwada region of the Indian state of Maharashtra, became "the face of India's water crisis", according to local press. Its main source of drinking water, the Manjara dam, dried up in February.

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Sarah is MoneyWeek's investment editor. She graduated from the University of Southampton with a BA in English and History, before going on to complete a graduate diploma in law at the College of Law in Guildford. She joined MoneyWeek in 2014 and writes on funds, personal finance, pensions and property.