What does the Arab world do when its water runs out? "Poverty, repression, decades of injustice and mass unemployment have all been cited as causes of the political convulsions in the Middle East. But a less recognised reason for the turmoil in Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria, Yemen, Jordan and now Iran has been rising food prices, directly linked to a growing regional water crisis."
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Monday, 21 February 2011 - 1:38pm
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