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HotSpots H2O: Humanitarian and Political Crisis Roils Venezuela
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Some 3.4 million Venezuelans have fled their country amid a political crisis that is crippling healthcare service, nutrition, and sanitation in the region.
HotSpots H2O: Palm and Sugarcane Plantations Strip Guatemalan Farmers of Land, Water Access
As global demand for biofuel increases, plantations are crowding out traditional farming in Guatemala,which has spurred land and water quarrels
HotSpots H2O: Despite Peace Deal, Water Scarcity Worse Than Ever in South Sudan
The number of South Sudanese citizens facing food and water insecurity continues to grow following a five-year civil war.
HotSpots H2O: Resource Conflicts Rattle Nigeria in Lead-Up to Elections
Conflict between farmers and herders over water and pasture shook Nigeria in recent years, leaving more than 1,500 people dead in 2018.
HotSpots H2O: In Test of Regional Water Cooperation, Pakistan Inspects Indian Hydropower Projects
India and Pakistan will rekindle the cooperative spirit of a nearly six-decade-old river-sharing treaty this week, when a delegation from Pakistan inspects two Indian hydropower projects along the Chenab River.
HotSpots H2O: Massive Fish Kills Fuel Anger Over Murray-Darling Basin Management
Australia’s Murray-Darling Basin is mired in another controversy following recent fish kills. Up to one million fish are dead.
HotSpots H2O: Water Crisis Continues to Debilitate Gaza Strip
Polluted water in the Gaza Strip continues to sicken people — and there are few signs of improvement.
HotSpots H2O: Water Conflicts to Watch in 2019
Water will continue to be intertwined with social and political tension in 2019.
HotSpots H2O, December 17: Refugees Returning to Syria Face Devastated Water, Sewage Infrastructure
The Rundown
Islamic State (IS) militants were ousted from key…
HotSpots H2O, December 10: Inequality Fuels Water Quarrels in India’s Second Most Populous State
The Rundown
In late October, the government of Maharashtra,…
HotSpots H2O, December 3: Water Infrastructure Still a Target in Ukrainian Conflict
Attacks on civilian water infrastructure remain a strategic vulnerability in the ongoing conflict between the Ukrainian military and separatists.
HotSpots H2O, November 26: Delays and Disagreements Hinder Africa’s Largest Hydropower Dam
The Rundown
The fate of a controversial dam that Ethiopia is…