LONDON — A report from investment analysts at the Citi banking company says that bottled water companies such as Nestlé and Danone, as well as global water companies such as Veolia Environnment of France and Doosan of South Korea, are poised to benefit from the effect of climate change on water supplies, according to a January 10 Environmental Finance article.

Investment analysts Edward Kerschner and Michael Geraghty released the 50-page “Water Worries” report, in which they wrote, “In many regions of the world where the supply of water is increasingly an issue because of climate change factors, there is also a growing demand for water.”

Bottled water companies like Danone and Nestlé are well-positioned to meet the demand for water in the cities of emerging markets. Desalination of seawater increasingly will be relied upon to deliver fresh water, offering other companies like Veolia and Doosan more opportunity for growth, the Environmental Finance article reported.

Local companies equipped to help construct water facilities and infrastructure also will benefit.

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