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Rivers Blogs When The Water Ends: Africa’s Climate Conflicts - The Omo river (Yale Environment 360)
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Rio Grande - David and Goliath: Texas v. New Mexico. Can a Court Create Water?
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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.
Platte River Plan Update: Converting irrigation from surface water to groundwater
Friends of the Earth Middle East - The River Jordan Project
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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.
"Good Water Neighbors" project - EcoPeace / Friends of the Earth Middle East
Adapting to climate change in Pangani, Tanzania (IUCN)
Unpacking water conflict in Guanacaste, Costa Rica (Global Water Forum)
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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.
The Water Resources of the Sotho People
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Solving conflicts over water scarcity in Kenya's Kimana Wetlands
Lake Fagibine (Mali) - Climate change, hopes and conflicts ...
To find out more: http://www.wfp.org/climate-change
Lake Fagibine is also a conflictual place - see more by clicking on "read more"...
Sustainable Hydro Electrical Development - The Gibe III dam - A BBC World Documentary
Tackling the Middle East’s Rising Security Threat: Water - Yemen
Clear Gold: Author Spotlight from CSIS on Vimeo.
Protest over Increasing Pollution of Yamuna River in Northern India
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New Murray Darling Basin plan Nov. 2011 - Interview with Chair of Murray-Darling Basin Authority
Save Dauria Rivers - Rivers without Boundaries...(Argun Basin) - Save the Argun River (in Russian)
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The Kherlen, Khalkh, Argun, Uldz and Onon rivers of the great Daurian Steppe are under great threat! China, Russia, and Mongolia share all these rivers and face severe impacts from climate change, yet are over-using these water resources and failing to unite their efforts to address environmental and water security in these transboundary river basins.
Solving the Conflict About the Use of the Ping River
When The Water Ends: Africa’s Climate Conflicts
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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.