High and Dry: Climate Change, Water, and the Economy

The latest from #SMSlant4G‏ Social Media Slant 4 Good Using social media to raise awareness of important issues!  New daily edition at 9 a.m. Published by Cendrine Marrouat 05 May 2016 Read paper → World Health Environment Business  Politics Technology #awareness #climatechange High and Dry: Climate Change, Water, and the Economy Shared by Global Goals www­.worldbank­.org - Water scarcity, exacerbated by climate change, could cost some regions up to 6% of their GDP, spur migration, and spark conflict. The combined effects of growing populations, rising incomes, and ex... #YouthStats - Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth Shared by United Nations www­.un­.org - The Office of the Secretary-General’s Envoy on Youth presents this #YouthStats overview highlighting the situation of young people around the world gathered to inform the discussion about the situa... 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