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We must avert the water wars [1]

The surface of our planet is mainly water, yet usable water is in short supply. In some parts of Africa people have to walk several kilometres a day to get water, and they are the lucky ones. There, and in Asia, the prospect of conflicts over water is increasing. A particular example is the scheme to bring more water into Turkmenistan and its capital city, Ashgabat.

Publication Date: 
13/06/2008
A.C. Grayling [2]
New Scientist [3]
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Tags:
Water Resources [4], Rivers [5], Aral Sea [6], Water Management [7], Water Distribution [8], Water Demand [9], Canal Irrigation [10], Water Supply [11], Conflicts [12], Hydrology [13], Asia [14], Turkmenistan [15], Uzbekistan [16]
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