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28 March 2012, China Water Risk named as Knowledge Resource in WWF Water Risk Filter

28 March 2012- WWF and DEG launch the Water Risk Filter, an online water risk tool with data sheets and interactive maps of 235 countries to help businesses and investors address water-related risks. The tool is free and it uniquely … … more


12 March 2012, China Water Risk on China Water Risk on Chemical & Engineering News

China Water Risk is quoted on C&EN on the low water prices and the room for price hikes in China.  Click below for full article:


8 March, 2012 China Water Risk speaks at Canadian Chamber of Commerce

Date: 8 March 2012 Time: 12:30pm-2pm Venue: The Canadian Chamber of Commerce, 1301 Kinwick Centre, 32 Hollywood Road, Central View the event details here.


28 February 2012, China Water Risk on Plastics News

China Water Risk is quoted in Plastics News on opportunities for cleaner manufacturing practices in the plastics industry in China. Click image to read more:


24 February 2012, China Water Risk on Week in China

Tapped out The biggest threat to China’s growth is water Hu Siyi held a press conference last week and he had grim news. Although China’s economy was growing, he queried how sustainable growth was likely to be. His particular focus … … more


13 February 2012, China Water Risk on Chemical & Engineering News

China Water Risk talks to C&EN on concerns about China’s water risk and if the country is ready to deal with the impact water shortages and pollutions will cause in the near future if current consumption patterns persist.  Read more: … … more


12 December 2011, China Water Risk speaks at BlackRock

12 December 2011, China Water Risk was invited to speak at BlackRock’s Speaker Series on how China’s water scarcity and pollution issues could affect businesses and investments across different sectors locally and globally. Need more information on this topic? Read … … more


9 December 2011, China Water Risk talks at Apparel & Footwear Brands Collaboration Forum

China Water Risk was invited at a guest speaker at the Apparel & Footwear Brands Collaboration Forum, comprising 18 brands represented in Hong Kong/China. Brands include Adidas, Ann Taylor, Columbia, H&M and PVH Corp (Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Van Heusen) among others. Topics … … more


22 November 2011, SCMP Opinion, As consumption grows in China, so will its thirst for water

As consumption grows in China, so will its thirst for water. Debra Tan says tough choices lie ahead when the competition for water heats up. There is a lot of talk about trade these days, with the US and eight … … more


14 November 2011, China Water Risk on Front Page South China Morning Post Business News

Business caught in grip of mainland water crisis, by Toh Han Shih. Shortages hit over a third of country’s provinces, raising social and economic threats, analysts warn. China Water Risk was quoted extensively in this article alongside HSBC and China Dialogue … … … more


11 November 2011, China Water Risk interviewed by RTHK3

China Water Risk was interviewed by Bryan Curtis on the RTHK3 morning business show Money for Nothing. We talked about China’s water crisis and some potential investment opportunities as well as how the site came about. Click on the link … … more


9 November 2011, OOSKAnews covers China Water Risk Portal Going Live

HONG KONG (OOSKAnews Correspondent) — Due to what it saw as a lack of consolidated information presented in an easily understandable format on China’s looming water crisis, ADM Capital Foundation Environmental Portals last week launched the China Water Risk web … … more


8 November 2011, Canada’s Financial Post – ’12 scary facts about China’s water crisis’

“China has no good answer for the water crisis that has plagued it for decades. In the years ahead this could become a major crisis for the new superpower.” … Click here to view the full article.


8 November 2011, China Water Risk interviewed on RTHK3

China Water Risk talks with Crystal Kwok at Kwok Talks on RTHK3 about China and Hong Kong’s water issues and how that will impact our everyday lives. Some of the things we talked about were: Is Hong Kong’s water too … … more


27 October 2011, HSBC Water Risk Forum

27th Oct, 2011 Hong Kong  – Understand why water is a risk in China –How to manage the risk and what are the opportunities? Host: Russell Julius, Head of Global Banking, Asia-Pacific Venue: Turner Room, Level 41, HSBC Main Building,1 Queen’s Road Central … … more


27 October 2011, China Water Risk Goes Live!

Hong Kong SAR (October, 2011) – A looming liquidity crunch in China could affect trillions of RMB worth of economic output and spill over into the financial markets. This liquidity crunch doesn’t involve capital, but a commodity no economy or … … more


13 Oct 2011, China Water Risk Moderates Panel at BNP Paribas China Conference

Qingdao, China – China Water Risk moderates panel at BNP Paribas’ 18th Annual China Conference. 175 investors (from 112 institutions) attended the conference which main forum started on 12th October 2011 with a presentation program that ran for 2.5 days … … more


26 Sep 2011, China Water Risks Speaks at HSBC’s Annual Global Natural Resources Conference

Singapore – China Water Risk was a guest speaker at the  2011 HSBC  Global Natural Resources Conference held on 26-27 September. The conference brings together the leading commodities experts, global majors, regional business leaders and top tier commodities investors and considers the future trends … … more


31 Mar 2010, HKEx Could Do More to Promote Environmental Disclosure

Better environmental disclosure requirements from the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) not only would help reduce investment risk and protect investor interests, but could strengthen environmental protection in China, says a report, Hong Kong’s role in mending the disclosure … … more


25 Feb 2010, Asia Water Project Launches Investor Report and New Portal

Asia Water Project launches investor report and unveils information portal on China water crisis. China may be looking at trade-offs between access to clean water and economic growth Analysts are forecasting reduced economic growth for China as the country struggles … … more


24 Feb 2010, Civic Exchange Water Study Outlines Threats

Hong Kong’s supply from the Dongjiang is supposedly guaranteed, even in drought years, by agreement with the Guangdong Provincial Government. Yet tens of thousands of factories and millions of homes in the Pearl River Delta, and the more widely-distributed farms … … more