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The Coming Water Crisis for Asia

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Jul 04, 2012
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Singapore, only 710 square kilometers in size and the most densely populated country on the planet, has managed the remarkable goal of becoming almost 100 percent self-reliant for water, according to a new study by the Asian Development Bank.

Previously dependent almost entirely for its water on Malaysia across the Causeway, with which it sometimes has m…

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