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CBA Jamaica: UN Volunteers on Climate Change Issues in Glengoffe
Ecosystem Based Adaptation Approach to Maintaining Water Security in Critical Water Catchments in Mongolia
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When The Water Ends: Africa’s Climate Conflicts - The Omo river (Yale Environment 360)
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Putting Climate Information into Farmers' Hands - Saloum river basin
Inventory of shared water resources in Western Asia - Orontes River Basin (ESCWA-BGR Cooperation)
ESCWA-BGR Cooperation, 2012. Inventory of Shared Water Resources in Western Asia (Online Version). Chapter 7: Orontes River Basin. Beirut.
Indian farmers' despair over debt and drought
The Story of Mutubanda - drought and climate change in Sri Lanka
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.
Rio Grande Basin Roundtable
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Water in the Rio Grande Basin is currently over appropriated (and has been since the 1890s). All of the waters of the Rio Grande and Conejos River and their tributaries are subject to the terms of the Rio Grande Compact. The Valley’s groundwater resources have been over drafted and the areas face depleted groundwater levels throughout much of the basin.
Water war roiling Pecos River Valley
Watering the Oregon Desert
Watering the Oregon Desert from EarthFix on Vimeo.
In eastern Oregon, water is often the source of tension between farmers and environmentalists: the ongoing battle of fields versus fish. But now the two groups are working together to find more water for the arid region.
The dramatic decline in water levels at Lake Mead. A wake up call to the world regarding water consumption. (National Geographic)
Water Security Guidance Document
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