Blue Planet Investment

As I wrote this detailed analysis, I'm relieved that I was living in Oregon [USA] close to the "Cascade" which hold the largest reserves of clean groundwater in America North. In good faith, I will also reveal that the date of completion of this article, I do not hold financial interests in listed companies, but rather a thorough understanding global unbiased report.

Currently, the world is facing a shortage of drinking water very serious in over 80 countries around the world - this problem is approaching "crisis" level. Even today, in the very heart of America we see 20% of shortages. Therefore, a lot about investing in clean water - a huge $ 460 billion global market and an investment sector that analysts have dubbed "blue gold" because of the huge potential advantage of this resource holds.

As my research uncovered, people in the world consume different amounts of water in their daily lives. The average U.S. citizen uses about 158 gallons (600 liters) per day (bathroom, kitchen, food, beverages, hot water, cleaning, laundry, car washing, heating, etc.), while those in some the poorest countries of the world must make do with less than 10% of this amount. The main reason for this difference is the scale of the infrastructure of a country. When it comes to products that are absolutely essential, n ' is no question that drinking water is at the head of the list. You need it. I need it. Each person in the world needs. This is probably the most valuable asset on the face of the planet. No matter what country you live in. .. or if you are rich or poor ... there is nothing more important for the survival of the human basic. Whoever controls water controls literally life on Earth.

The EPA estimates that 3 billion dollars are spent annually in the United States on the repair and modernization of water infrastructure alone, and costs should increase significantly. The U.S. industrial demand alone clean water is driving the growth of water technology, which is currently a $ 6 billion market, and should become a market of 20 billion dollars of 2012.

For all the talk about oil, natural gas and even electricity, these resources are nothing compared to drinking water, the commodities essential to life and that global demand continues to increase at 20% - 35% in the next 10 years. Regions affected by the shortage of drinking water in particular, North America, Europe, South America, Africa, Middle East / India, and parts of Asia.

Indeed, as recently as November 2008, the U.S. Director of National Intelligence Report, "Global Trends 2025 - changing the world" estimates, predicted that by 2025 more than 1.4 billion people in 36 country will be without enough water for drinking and agricultural needs.

In addition, many major centers of innovative R & D in the world - for example: "Dr. James Martin Institute for Civilization, Science and Innovation, Oxford University" calculates that if drastic measures are implemented in the next 20 years to treat water as clean as a critical strategic issue Globally, significant increase in servings of 20% of species on Earth will not survive endangered as a result.  

The two major problems in the world relating to water supply and are clean. As the population increases in the world of more than 10 billion people by 2045, water supply is stressed in due to increased consumption, resulting in the need to increase and improve water treatment. In addition, many developing countries lack the basic infrastructure to provide their growing populations access to drinking water, even when treatment facilities are in place.

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