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Water & Weapons Part II: Water Hostages in Egypt

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Farmers use tourists as leverage to get water.
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Water As A Weapon — Weapons For Water

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Following devastating news of poisoned children in Afghanistan, reporter Codi Yeager look at water security and conflicts around the globe.
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The Stream, April 18: Water Conflicts In Western U.S.

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Irrigators in Texas and New Mexico are unhappy with a decision…
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The Stream, April 6: Radioactive Water Leaks Again At Fukushima

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Asia Twelve tons of radioactive water leaked from a pipeline…
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The Stream, March 23: Water Security Is National Security

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Water scarcity will likely create conflict in regions around…
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The Stream, October 28: Environmental Security in Latin America

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Environmental security is becoming a top priority in international…
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The Stream, August 3: Of Food and Conflict

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The Shabab Islamist insurgent group in Somalia is blocking starving…
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The Stream, August 1: Land-grabbing in Ethiopia

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Human rights group Survival International has accused the Ethiopian…
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The Stream, July 28: U.S. Shale Gas and Russia’s Energy Influence

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The shale gas boom in the United States has weakened Russia’s…
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The Stream, July 1: North America’s Greenest Cities

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San Francisco is the greenest city in North America, according…
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Water Conflict: Violence Erupts Along Ethiopia-Kenya Water-stressed Border

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Severe droughts have added stress to an ongoing dispute between two neighboring ethnic groups near Lake Turkana — the border between the two nations — which has culminated in a series of violent attacks.
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The Stream, May 20: Fighting For Land And Water

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Tensions over illegal farmland seizures are turning into violent…