World Bank urges China to raise water prices to counter crisis (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Submitted by iw on January 13, 2009 – 3:30 amNo Comment
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The World Bank urged China Monday to raise water prices to encourage people to use less water and to promote efficiency in a bid to prevent a "severe water scarcity crisis."
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