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The Stream, August 27: Drought Increases Haiti Food Insecurity

The Global Rundown A drought in Haiti is threatening nearly a third of the country’s population with food insecurity. In response to the California drought, Los Angeles cut its water use by 21 percent last month. Millions of people are losing their water due to conflict in Syria. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency underestimated the […]

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Federal Water Tap, March 17: A Second Look to Ensure Food Safety Rule Does Not Imperil Water Security

Three years ago President Obama signed into law sweeping reforms for how the nation’s food is grown, harvested, packaged, shipped, and stored. At first an environmental review of the Food Safety Modernization Act was not deemed necessary, but after more analysis certain aspects of the new law are getting a second look. One aspect involves […]

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The Stream, September 28: Future of Food Insecurity?

Nowhere are the impacts of climate change more pronounced than with the emergence of food insecurity, according to Paul Epstein, associate director of the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School. Does water-efficient technology increase our collective thirst, and if so, what can we do about it? New Security Beat peels […]

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Water shortages affect global food, transit, security

The United Nations reported this week that the world’s glaciers are melting at “an alarming rate.” Achim Steiner, executive director of the UN Environment program, tells Agence France Presse that the shrinking glaciers could force people to change their lifestyles, their farming, even move their homes — and may increase international tensions. And, adds the […]

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Federal Water Tap, March 18: Spy Agencies See Water, Climate as National Security Risks

The Rundown U.S. spy agencies release global threat assessment, highlighting water and climate. Eight states broke heat records during a warm winter. U.S. and Canadian governments ask a binational commission to intervene on worsening water pollution from mining in a cross-border watershed. EPA watchdog recommends a more thorough review for overseeing water infrastructure dollars sent […]

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HotSpots H2O: Following Hurricanes, Water Insecurity Spikes in Nicaragua

Since Hurricanes Eta and Iota devastated Nicaragua last winter, an estimated 500,000 people along the northern Caribbean coast do not have access to clean water, hygiene, and sanitation facilities.  For the past four months, the Nicaraguan government and international humanitarian organizations have been rebuilding housing, water facilities, and other damaged infrastructure, but officials on the […]