Given the floods that have wreaked havoc across Southeast Asia over the past few years, most people could be forgiven for thinking there is plenty of H2O to go around in this region.

The problem is not the quantity, it’s the quality. Authorities warn of dire shortages of fresh water in the not too distant future, posing a set of social problems on a scale that could surpass the ramifications of climate change. Read more in AsiaLIFE …