Assessing and tackling the risk of contamination will be essential to business success in the 21st-century economy, according to Peter Gleick's article in The Guardian.
"As evidence of climate change mounts, businesses across all sectors of the economy are developing strategies for identifying and avoiding the risks it poses. Given the important role of freshwater in powering economic development and growth, and the vulnerability of our water resources, efforts have focused on the links between climate change, water and the corporate sector. For businesses, risk assessment has always been an important part of planning and operations. The failure to honestly and comprehensively assess risk can undermine production and profitability," he writes.
He goes on to give a snapshot of the recent publications in the issue and offers some practical advice for businesses to manage water-climate risks.