Thirsty Nation

Water is the most precious natural resource in the world-far ahead of oil and minerals. Blue Gold not only analyses the impending water crisis to hit the world and more importantly India-but also explores the investment opportunities possible in the water sector.Presented in the book are innovative cutting edge ways to combat the water crisis and ways of investing in the right projects. The roles of technology finance and a general view of domestic and foreign investment in water are explored by the authors and practical and lucrative financial advice is offered making it an important book in the present ecological and financial environment. About the Author Joseph P. Quinlan is Managing Director and the Chief Market Strategist of Bank of America Global Wealth and Investment Management in New York. He is the author co-author editor or contributor to over a dozen books. He has published over 125 articles on international economics and trade with publications appearing in such venues as Foreign Affairs Financial Times Wall Street Journal and Barron’s. Mr. Quinlan has also served as a consultant to the U.S. Department of State.Sumantra Sen is the Founder & CEO at Responsible Investment Research Association a think-and-do tank engaged in facilitation of mainstreaming the Environment Social and Governance factors into the financial markets. He is also the Managing Partner at ESGalier Advisors LLP a sustainable strategy and investment advisory firm focused on corporate governance and impact investing.Kiran Nanda is a Corporate Economic and Sustainability consultant who till recently has been Director at Indian Merchant’s Chamber - Economic Research & Training Foundation (IMC-ERTF). She served as Senior Economist in Tata’s Economics and Statistics Dept for over 16 years and directly worked for luminaries like Mr. J R D Tata and Mr. Nani Palkhivala.