"By measuring and managing our water impact... we can address longer-term water scarcity issues, " he said.

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Still, it means that parents may end up shelling out enormous piles of cash looking for these toys which, given the demand, may end up running into some scarcity issues especially around the holidays.

FORBES: Connect

Just as water scarcity and security are not issues confined to the water sector but are really societal issues, the role of wetlands in ensuring the security of water supply is also a matter of societal choice.

UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

Schmidt says the media industry has fundamental issues, going from scarcity models to ubiquity models.

FORBES: Connect

The issues related to water scarcity and judicious use of water was raised in the opening remarks on which the subsequent presentations were made by highly experienced faculty members of CIIT and the UNESCO Water Expert.

UNESCO: NATURAL SCIENCES

If we are to tackle the issues of poverty and resource scarcity, we have essentially only a handful of options.

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In the Information Age, we have moved from an economy of scarcity to one of abundance, creating new issues that we have to learn how to manage.

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His book highlights six mega-trends causing instability: unfavourable demographics, resource scarcity, climate change, geopolitical rebalancing, indebtedness and fiscal issues, and rising inequality.

FORBES: Managing Disequilibrium

Its initial focus is on five global issues that, if unchecked, could bring the world to its knees: climate change, water scarcity, pandemics, nuclear proliferation and Middle East conflict.

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