In 2030, according to a study commissioned by Nestlé, Coca Cola and other beverage industry leaders in the packaging of mineral water, in 2030 the global demand for water will exceed 40% the actual availability. In view of huge profits for multinational companies: over 25 liters per person will pay salty ...
After the recent decree that requires the privatization of water comes news that helps us understand the vision of the new provisions.
According to a report by McKinsey & Co. (a management consulting company) in 2030 probably the global demand for water will exceed availability by 40% effective . More demand and less supply means higher prices automatically: big business for those who already now mortgage management and control of the number one resource on the planet.
If the forecasts are pessimistic, particularly fatal to users and citizens around the world for those who funded the study, perhaps the reading can be anything but auspicious.
The report is entitled "Charting Our Water Future" and was commissioned by Coca-Cola, Nestle (bottled water), SAB Miller (beer), Syngenta (agro-industry) and World Bank.
So, given the increasing competition over water - which already has access to over a billion people - in 2030 demand will exceed supply by 40%.
The water is not considered as not only one of the aqueducts, but that of rivers, springs and underground aquifers, which is useful for agriculture and industry.
What is the way forward proposed by business groups? Go oltre il facile rimedio (così lo chiamano) di considerare l’accesso all’acqua un diritto umano. Così l’acqua verrà pagata per quel che vale, e non sarà più sprecata.
Nelle interviste pubblicate da Green Biz a commento del rapporto, il presidente di Nestle Peter Brabeck-Letmathe parla di un diritto all’acqua limitato alle necessità più basilari: 25 litri a testa al giorno . Il resto, chi lo vuole lo paga.
Secondo l’Organizzazione mondiale della sanità ce ne vuole il doppio – circa 50 litri a testa al giorno – per raggiungere un soddisfacente livello di igiene.
Water is a precious commodity not to be wasted for filling pools and watering golf courses: there is no rain. But if it passes the solution proposed by the report, large corporations - who can pay - in all likelihood be able to have all the water they want.
Source: Blogeko and Aam Terra Nuova
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