Unprecedented demand for water by industry ' particularly AI data centers ' and by growing populations is making it increasingly likely that businesses across sectors will find their operations negatively affected by water shortages. Companies must manage the risk by taking the initiative to understand where and how water is actually critical to operations, and to manage their use of this resource. We live on a blue planet where water appears to be plentiful. But there are strong warning signs indicating that our reliance on the fresh water we perceive to be abundant will need to change. Although water covers 70% of the Earth's surface, only 0.5% of it is effectively usable. Further, global water cycles are increasingly becoming unbalanced in ways that threaten humans, plants, and other life forms that depend on fresh water. Rapidly growing demands for water due to population growth and industrial uses, as well as issues such as misuse, pollution, and the interconnected effects of...
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