Weeding risk: financial impacts of climate change and water scarcity on Asias food and beverage sector
This WRI report assesses financial implications of climate change and water scarcity on the Food & Beverage sector in South & Southeast Asia. Warns that as a large water user, this sector is at risk from decreasing water supplies in parts of emerging Asia , specially India.
This report identifies the potential financial impacts arising from climate change and water scarcity on the publicly listed companies in the USD1 $40 billion food and beverage (F&B) sector in South and Southeast Asia. It focuses on domestic companies that process and package foods and non-alcoholic beverages in India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.
The report examines the potential impact of climate change and water scarcity on three key value drivers (agricultural inputs, operating efficiency, and reputation) for each of the seven most important F&B subsectors