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dry up across the world, a billion people have no access to safe drinking water. Rationing and a battle to control supplies will follow

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/mar/08/how-water-shortages-lead-food-crises-conflicts?CMP=share_btn_fb

Why fresh water shortages will cause the next great global crisis Last week drought in São Paulo was so bad, residents tried drilling through basement floors for groundwater. As reservoirs dry up across the world, a billion people have no access to safe drinking water. Rationing and a battle to control supplies will follow

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About: Myanmar is a country where 70% of the population are small-holder farmers. As the reform process continues, land conflict has emerged at the center of the political debate. The country is being coveted as the final investment frontier in South East Asia, with abundant fertile agricultural land as one of its most valuable assets. Despite assurances from the Government that farmers will be at the forefront of economic reforms, to date land laws and policies have failed to protect them.


Link: https://vimeo.com/105253770

ON THE LAND WE LIVE ON THE LAND WE LIVE Myanmar is a country where 70% of the population are small-holder farmers. As the reform process continues, land conflict has emerged at the…

“We estimate that more than eight million persons in these countries suffered disease, disability or death resulting from exposures to industrial contaminants in 2010, resulting in 828,722 DALYs,” the authors wrote. That means among the approximately 8.6 million people living near those sites, an estimated 828,722 years of healthy life were lost.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/toxic-waste-sites-take-toll-millions-poor-nations/

Toxic Waste Sites Take Toll on Millions in Poor Nations New studies attempt to quantify just how harmful the rampant exposure to lead and other chemicals is in the developing world

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/jan/20/oxfam-85-richest-people-half-of-the-world

Oxfam: 85 richest people as wealthy as poorest half of the world As World Economic Forum starts in Davos, development charity claims growing inequality has been driven by 'power grab'