Coming out of a stimulating discussion these past two days in the first convening by the Brookings Institution on Bi-national Freshwater Technology and Policy Leadership comes this article from the International Herald Tribune:

“A boat loaded with drinking water docked in Barcelona on Tuesday, the first in a series of shipments designed to stave off shortages in the drought-stricken port city. The first vessel, from the nearby city of Tarragona, will be followed in the next few days by another from Marseille.

“The drastic move to supplement Barcelona’s drinking-water supply is part of a controversial plan to alleviate the impact of the worst drought to hit the northeastern region of Catalonia in decades.”

A frightening enough indicator on its own, but paired with what was for me (as a recovering venture capitalist) one of the highlights of the Brookings session in Cleveland was the presentation made by David Henderson, a VC who is investing heavily in water technologies.  You can click here for the rest of the Herald Tribune story, then hop over to XPV Capital to see what the future of water looks like to the venture investment community…

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