Is this the face of future water conflicts? China, India and Saudi Arabia have lately leased vast tracts of land in sub-Saharan Africa at knockdown prices. Their primary aim is to grow food abroad using the water that African countries don't have the infrastructure to exploit. Doing so is cheaper and easier than using water resources back home. But it is a plan that could well backfire.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/african-land-grab-could-lead-future-water-conflicts
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/anil-ananthaswamy
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/new-scientist
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/africa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/irrigation
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/saudi-arabia
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sudan
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wheat
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rice
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[14] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[15] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ethiopia
[16] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drought
[17] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/trade
[18] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/conflicts
[19] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-demand
