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Issue 121: Rethinking water economics; closing Asia’s decarbonisation gap

Kenneth Lim

Kenneth Lim

Published Fri, Oct 18, 2024 · 07:00 PM
    • Low-income countries are likely to lose more of their GDP than higher-income nations due to water scarcity.
    • Low-income countries are likely to lose more of their GDP than higher-income nations due to water scarcity. ILLUSTRATION: KENNETH LIM

    This week in ESG: Global commission issues landmark report on water; Asia’s large markets can do more to green up

    Water policy

    Mission control

    The 194-page report by the Global Commission on the Economics of Water (GCEW) is a landmark call to action distilled from the work and knowledge of a small army of experts.

    ESG InsightsWaterClimate policysustainable financeNet zeroClimate change

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