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IPS Inter Press Service The Creeping Desert Feed Summary Desertification could force some 60 million to migrate from sub-Saharan Africa to Northern Africa and Europe by 2020. More than 250 million people worldwide directly suffer the effects of desertification, and another 1.2 billion in 110 countries are threatened by this degradation of otherwise arable and Continue reading The Creeping Desert (IPS) IPS Inter Press Service: The Southern Africa Water Wire Feed Summary The Africa Water Wire provides in-depth coverage of a diverse range of water-related issues in Southern Africa — from the importance of water to the environment, food security and sanitation, to the politics of water. The articles supplied here are the product of local journalists in Continue reading The Southern Africa Water Wire (IPS) This is an ongoing post chronicling some of the stories that have been summoned into existence by the droughts now ravaging Africa. Continue reading Kenyans Desperate to Survive Resort to Poaching Over the course of the last one hundred years the frequency and geographic dispersion of droughts has increased significantly on the African continent. Continue reading Africa: Droughts The Clean and Dirty Reality of WaterIf any resource can be used as the quintessential symbol for the quality of life on this planet, it would probably have to be water. In this sense, water is a measure of purity. Clean water brings salubrious thoughts to mind: Images of healthy living and mountain streams appear. Cascading waterfalls or tanned couples immersed in the crystal clear infinitude of faraway ResortLand. The idea of water in and of itself is refreshing; it invigorates the mind. Like sunlight, it is elemental and strikes a primeval chord within us. In the 19th Century, Thoreau wrote a piece about the mysterious light that seems to be forever present in bodies of water—even small ones. Continue reading The People’s Water |
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