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Global “hotspots” where water scarcity is leading to civil unrest

Identifying the next Syria

Water Security: Freedom from Intolerable Water-Related Risks | PODCAST |

November 2, 2016
Large-scale drought in southern Africa. Floods in North Korea…
https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/southernAfricaDrought03-e1478115745448.jpg 632 1600 Cody Pope https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Circle-of-Blue-Water-Speaks-600x139.png Cody Pope2016-11-02 14:29:552016-11-22 11:21:20Water Security: Freedom from Intolerable Water-Related Risks | PODCAST |

Drought-Hit Zimbabwe Unravels Amid Humanitarian, Economic, and Political Crises

September 20, 2016
Protests threaten to unseat Mugabe government, while four million people face hunger.
https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Zimbabwe01.jpg 717 1600 Codi Kozacek https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Circle-of-Blue-Water-Speaks-600x139.png Codi Kozacek2016-09-20 14:20:092016-12-20 12:06:46Drought-Hit Zimbabwe Unravels Amid Humanitarian, Economic, and Political Crises

India and Pakistan Water Tensions Escalate to The Hague

August 10, 2016
Hydropower projects spark discord in the Indus River Basin, but water management challenges go deeper.
https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Indus01-e1470792806971.jpg 772 1600 Codi Kozacek https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Circle-of-Blue-Water-Speaks-600x139.png Codi Kozacek2016-08-10 09:00:302016-09-09 19:45:47India and Pakistan Water Tensions Escalate to The Hague

Murders of Activists Defending Safe Water and Environment Rise Sharply

July 13, 2016
Assassins kill without apprehension or prosecution.
https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/BertaCaceres-e1468392348935.jpg 720 1600 Keith Schneider https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Circle-of-Blue-Water-Speaks-600x139.png Keith Schneider2016-07-13 06:00:552019-02-21 14:04:56Murders of Activists Defending Safe Water and Environment Rise Sharply

Infographic: Syria Drought and Climate Change

March 30, 2016
Winter rainfall in the Fertile Crescent has declined 13 percent…
https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/syriandrought4.png 1752 2367 Kaye LaFond https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Circle-of-Blue-Water-Speaks-600x139.png Kaye LaFond2016-03-30 17:09:292016-09-09 19:41:28Infographic: Syria Drought and Climate Change

Climate Change Effects On Conflict Are Complex, Tenuous, And Misunderstood

March 30, 2016
Climate change is here, but will we fight over it?
https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Syria_Bulgaria_04.jpg 1071 1600 Codi Kozacek https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Circle-of-Blue-Water-Speaks-600x139.png Codi Kozacek2016-03-30 16:48:152019-09-10 11:16:16Climate Change Effects On Conflict Are Complex, Tenuous, And Misunderstood

Infographic: Water and Security Hot Spots 2016

https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/waterandconflictmap1.jpg 1181 1600 Kaye LaFond https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Circle-of-Blue-Water-Speaks-600x139.png Kaye LaFond2016-01-11 13:01:492016-09-09 19:45:13Infographic: Water and Security Hot Spots 2016

Commentary: Drought Influenced Syrian Civil War; So What, Says U.S. Congress

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November 21, 2015
U.S. Congress on an island of reflexive denial. By…
https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/ParisBlog01-1.jpg 599 1000 Keith Schneider https://www.circleofblue.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Circle-of-Blue-Water-Speaks-600x139.png Keith Schneider2015-11-21 13:16:282020-08-20 12:17:54Commentary: Drought Influenced Syrian Civil War; So What, Says U.S. Congress

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