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From Guardian Sustainable Business Water is the oil of the 21st century. The more water resources continue to deplete along the Red River, the fiercer the fight over who has access...

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The Indus rises on the Tibetan plateau in the Himalayas and runs down through Pakistan to the Arabian Sea. Along its way it feeds the largest connected irrigation system in the world, covering more than 18 million hectares of farmland. It also powers four major hydropower facilities, upstream of the farming areas. While other countries often have mixed priorities for their water, Pakistan has always been clear. The Indus is for irrigation. Hydropower is a secondary concern...

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“When the Water Ends,” a 16-minute video produced by Yale Environment 360 in collaboration with MediaStorm, tells the story of this conflict and of the increasingly dire drought conditions facing parts of East Africa. To report this video, Evan Abramson, a 32-year-old photographer and videographer, spent two months in the region early this year, living among the herding communities.

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Water Rights and the American Southwest. Well researched discussion of the problems of water apportionment between Texas and New Mexico on the Rio Grande, USA.

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The Jordan River is unique in its natural and cultural wealth, but is threatened by excessive water diversion and pollution, treated as a backyard dumping ground Friends of the Earth Middle East (FoEME) has recently embarked on a broad campaign to raise awareness of the demise of the Lower Jordan River. Since much of the river is a closed military zone and off limits to the public, most people simply do not know that the river is drying up.

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Why some conflicts escalate, why some remain intractable, and why we can be optimistic about the future.

Christopher Kuzdas, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, United States

There is a need to better understand water conflicts at regional scales. Prevailing studies often examine water conflict at broad macro scales, yet the most intense water conflicts occur within sub-national or sub-regional contexts.

Climate Change: In an area near Timbuktu in Mali, the effects of a drought from the 1970's has been reversed.

To find out more: http://www.wfp.org/climate-change

Lake Fagibine is also a conflictual place - see more by clicking on "read more"...

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Clear Gold: Author Spotlight from CSIS on Vimeo.