Each
week, we'll share with you some of the most compelling numbers in our studies.
50
India has launched an Information Fusion Center that brings together maritime domain awareness from 50 coastal surveillance radar systems being installed throughout the Seychelles, Mauritius, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.
SOURCE: "Ports and Partnerships: Delhi Invests in Indian Ocean Leadership," by CSIS's Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative.
30%
30% of British voters say they no longer plan to vote for their top choice party, but to ensure that the party they most dislike does not win in the December 12 general election.
SOURCE: "Seven Days to UK Elections: A Choice of None of the Above," by CSIS's Heather Conley and Donatienne Ruy.
785 Million
785 million people lack basic drinking water services, and at least 2 billion people are using contaminated drinking water.
SOURCE: "Channeling Financial Flows for Urban Water and Sanitation," by CSIS's Dan Runde and Christopher Metzger.
30 Years
Roughly half of the world’s coal capacity is in China, where the average age of a coal plant is just 11.1 years and can be expected to remain operational for another 30 years.
SOURCE: "Chinese Coal is a Stock, not a Flow Problem," by CSIS's Lachlan Carey.
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