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Nature 459, 31 (7 May 2009) | doi:10.1038/459031b; Published online 6 May 2009

Open Innovation Challenges

Increasing inequality is already making shortages worse

Thomas H. Meek1 & Laura A. Meek2

  1. Department of Biology, University of California, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, California 92521, USA
    Email: tmeek001@ucr.edu
  2. Women's Studies Department, The George Washington University, 837 22nd Street NW, Washington DC 20052, USA
    Email: Laura6@gwu.edu

Wendy Barnaby is hasty in her conclusion that water shortages can and will be resolved through international trade and economic development (see Nature 458, 282–283; 2009).

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