World gears up to water shortages

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World gears up to water shortages Nigel Williams Current Biology Volume 20, Issue 9, Pages R383-R384 (May 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2010.04.028 Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions

Booming: Sydney's new desalination plant will soon be superceded by further desalination plants. (Photo: Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images.) Current Biology 2010 20, R383-R384DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2010.04.028) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions

Fragile: Economic developments in many regions of the developing world increase pressure on limited water resources. (Photo: © Global Warming Images/Alamy.) Current Biology 2010 20, R383-R384DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2010.04.028) Copyright © 2010 Terms and Conditions