World Economic Forum Water Initiative
Managing Our Future Water Needs for Agriculture, Industry,
Human Health and the Environment

World Economic Forum January 2009
Contents
Preface 4
Overview 5
Forecast Summary 10
1. Food and Agriculture 21
2. Energy 24
3. Trade 28
4. National Economic Security 30
5. Cities 34
6. People without Water and Sanitation 36
7. Global Business 39
8. The Financial Sector 41
Middle East 45
Sub-Saharan Africa 48
India 51
Annex - An Issue Summary by the Global Agenda Council on Water Security 54
Annex - Figures 56
Acknowledgments 62
Notes 64