80: Working on water: investment opportunities in solving the world’s water crisis

The world is facing a water crisis. If that sounds alarmist, consider a few statistics. The global per capita water supply has fallen by 56% since 1962, with 57% of aquifers having passed the tipping point. By 2025, 1.8 billion people are expected to be living in regions with absolute water scarcity and two-thirds of the world’s population will be living under water-stress conditions.   Population growth is obviously a factor in this, but water shortages are also being aggravated by many other forces, from climate change to urbanisation. And even where there is plentiful water, it is becoming increasingly polluted. Cumulatively, this is forecast to lead to a deficit of at least 40% between the availability of and demand for fresh water in the next 10 years.   Yet, as Aanand Venkatramanan explains in this episode, we need not despair if we act now. Clean water is one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals, and should attract investment of up to $23 trillion over the next 10-20 years. Aanand describes some of the most promising technologies that will help us meet this challenge, and sets out the opportunities they create for investors.   For more insights into the investment opportunities in the market for clean water, visit: http://www2.landginvestments.com/l/26932/2019-07-10/6x5n3d/26932/108837/LGIM_ETF_CLEAN_WATER_BROCHURE.pdf    •             Aanand Venkatramanan, Head of ETF Investment Strategies •             Robert StGeorge, Content Manager   We want to hear from you! Email us at [email protected] with your thoughts on the podcast and any suggestions of the guests or types of content you’d like to see covered.   This podcast is intended for investment professionals, and shouldn’t be shared with a non-professional audience. This podcast should not be taken as an invitation to deal in Legal & General investments. Any views expressed during this recording belong to the individuals and are based on market conditions at the time of recording, and do not reflect the views of Legal & General Investment Management. Legal & General Investment Management is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Legal & General Investment Management, One Coleman Street, London, EC2R 5AA. Register in England no. 2091894. All rights reserved. No part of this audio may be reproduced in whole or in part without the prior written consent of Legal & General Investment Management.