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ScienceNews // Global groundwater use outpaces supply - Measure reveals unsustainable use of world's aquifers
A handful of thirsty countries are guzzling their groundwater reserves much faster than those resources can be renewed. India, Pakistan, Saudi…
Foreign Affairs // No Wars for Water - Why Climate Change Has Not Led to Conflict
In short, predictions of a Water World War are overwrought. However, tensions over water usage can still exacerbate other existing regional…
The Guardian // New international land deals database reveals rush to buy up Africa
World's largest public database lifts lid on the extent and secretive nature of the global demand for land: Almost 5% of Africa's agricultural land…
The Hindu // "Drain it, lose it," says new wetlands economics report
A major report that will help countries understand the economic value of inland wetlands, which cover a vast area of the earth's land surface and…
NEPAD // Africa: Pumps, Policies and Private Investment
As World Water Week draws to a close, a new report highlights the promise of small-scale irrigation schemes. "Water for Wealth and Food Security"…
DIE ZEIT online // Loss of Fertile Soil: "It's like a Time Bomb"
The world underestimates a huge problem: the population is growing, at the same time we are losing huge amounts of fertile soil. Time to take action,…
Your Formula Blog // Chemistry and the Future of Food and Water
Chemistry can enable the development of technologies such as new drought-resistant crops and seeds, in addition to fertilizers that use less water in…
EU Neighbourhood Info Centre // Agriculture cooperation in pictures: a key priority ahead of European Development Days
Sustainable Agriculture, Food Security and Resilience is one of the three main themes of discussion at the European Development Days this year. The…
Global Hunger Index 2012 // Ensuring Sustainable Food Security under Land, Water, and Energy Stresses
Hunger is inextricably linked to growing pressure on land, water, and energy resources. Recent events–drought, large-scale land investments, high…
Agriculture & Ecosystems Blog // Land grabbing: Feeding the world or the corporate bottom line?
With food prices on the rise again, World Food Day this week should attract more attention than usual. Food security is back on the political agenda.…
The Guardian // Food Scarcity: The Timebomb Setting Nation against Nation
As the UN and Oxfam warn of the dangers ahead, expert analyst Lester Brown says time to solve the problem is running out.
Mode Shift - Keith Schneider's Blog // Contest Between Water and Energy Becoming Big Story
Tom Friedman, the New York Times columnist, yesterday described the confrontation between population growth and water in China, arguing that a nation…
Agriculture & Ecosystems Blog // Forget future land and water scarcity, will there be enough farmers?
With droughts on three continents triggering rising food prices, Malthusian fears are growing about the world's ability to feed a fast-growing…
Agriculture & Ecosystems Blog // Rethinking the Value of Wastewater
The world's rapid transition to urbanization contributes greatly to the pressure on water, food security, and energy, as the World Water Week…
Do the Math Blog // The Energy-Water Nexus - Using physics and estimation to assess energy, growth, options
The principal challenge of this century, in my view, will be adapting to a life without abundant, cheap fossil fuels. It has been the lifeblood of…
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