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Watery Grave
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05 Mar 2003 |
Daily Grist |
| Watery Grave The environment, public health, and global political stability all stand to suffer from shrinking freshwater supplies around the world, according to a report released yesterday by the United Nations. In the most complete appraisal of global water resources to date, the U.N. found that the average per-person water supply will decline by one-third in 20 years, and as many as 7 billion people could face ... |
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| Topics: politics, United Nations, water conflicts (all these topics) |
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