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Water Conflicts Over Centuries and Millennia
July 4th, 2017

Courtesy of Circle of Blue, a transcript of a short video documenting water conflict across history: With stories from around the world, we’re revealing the challenges and the solutions from the frontlines of the fast-growing competition between water, food, and energy in a changing climate. And quite literally, water, or lack thereof, is often at […]

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Water Innovations Crucial As Arab Nations Address Climate Change
July 4th, 2017

Via the FAO, a brief look at the importance of fostering water use innovations in Arab countries: Arab states must continue to seek innovations to overcome water scarcity in the face of climate change, said UN Food and Agriculture Organization Director-General José Graziano da Silva at an event co-hosted by the Arab League on the […]

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The Parched Tiger: Delhi Waits For Water
July 3rd, 2017

Via Circle of Blue, two interesting short videos (transcripts below) on Delhi’s water crisis: It’s a typical morning as Delhi awakens to its usual chaos. Legendary traffic jams. Vendors on the street. Beggars faces longingly pressed against car windows… selling flowers. But like many of the word’s urban centers, Delhi is thirsty… even parched. As […]

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