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Blog Action Day 2009: Research Linking Climate-induced Conflict and Farming

October 15, 2009 1 comment

Farming First is participating in Blog Action Day 2009, which brings the world’s bloggers together to discuss a common issue from their own perspectives.  More than 6800 blogs in 135 countries will be addressing this year’s topic of climate change.
For our part, we’re looking at an interesting article appearing in The Economist this week discusses

The Economist Discusses Water Scarcity, Water Management

April 13, 2009 No comments yet

One of the lead stories in this week’s Economist discusses how water is used and managed around the world.
Many development experts are flagging the potential for a global water crisis if better management of our the earth’s water resources is not given more attention.  This includes wider application of existing knowledge as well as further



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