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The Economic Cost of Water Scarcity

Geoff Riley

8th April 2016

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A new report from WaterAid highlights the many millions of people who live without access to safe water and also the disproportionate cost for the poorest communities of paying for water supplies.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

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