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Water Squabbles Irrigate Tensions in Central Asia
Via Reuters, more on water-related tensions in Central Asia: “…Gulbakhor’s despair, shared by millions of Tajiks in this tiny ex-Soviet [...]
Water shortages in Kyrgyzstan Cause Serious Problems in Uzbekistan
From Eurasia.net, a report that low water levels in the Toktogul dam of Kyrgyzstan are having an adverse impact on [...]
T. Boone Pickens: Water is the New Oil
As recently reported by Business Week, T. Boone Pickens thinks water is the “new oil’ and he’s betting $100 million [...]
Africa: At A Water & Food Inflection Point?
As reported by Nairobi’s Business Daily, food and fresh water security was one of four key issues being discussed by [...]
Emerging Water Shortages
Via YubaNet.com, an insightful adaptation of Chapter 4, “Emerging Water Shortages,” from Lester R. Brown’s Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to [...]
Water-Starved California Slows Development
As California faces one of its worst droughts in two decades, The New York Times reports that building projects are [...]

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