4 UNDERSTANDING WATER RISKS
Water scarcity risks can be classified in terms of insufficent water to meet basic needs and in terms of the consequences which arise from this situation such as political and business instability or lost economic opportunities. There are also risks that arise from poor policy responses to water scarcity. 2.
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