[MCN] Real estate: Look before you buy: Western water wells going dry

[Lance Olsen]

http://blogs.agu.org/waterunderground/2017/09/28/western-water-wells-going-dry/ <http://blogs.agu.org/waterunderground/2017/09/28/western-water-wells-going-dry/>

The map with this American Geophysical Union article shows that, in comparison with its adjacent neighbors, Montana has a high density of water wells

Of likely related interest, see the latest Montana drought map, here
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?MT <http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?MT>




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"First, money managers should review their institution's proxy-voting guidelines and policies to ensure support for relevant shareholder resolutions on water risk, while asset owners should ensure their fund managers act on those guidelines.

"Second, investors can support efforts to increase and standardize disclosure on food-sector water risk, whether by engaging directly with portfolio companies, joining investor collaborations such as Ceres Investor Water Hub or supporting market-level disclosure platforms such as SASB, the Global Reporting Initiative and the water questionnaire of CDP (formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project) among others.

"Third, investors can directly engage with poorly performing companies on performance improvement.

Pensions and Investments journal
http://www.pionline.com/article/20170927/ONLINE/170929910/commentary-in-a-changing-world-investors-must-cut-exposure-to-water-risk



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