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New since Friday, May 2Headlines (5) May. 3: Play It as It Dries The Wall Street Journal May. 8: Biodiversity: It's In The Water Science Daily May. 6: Greed behind food price rises-development bank head Reuters May. 6: Will the Food Crisis Finally Get the Attention of Presidential Candidates? IATP May. 6: Water and Space: Perchlorate, a major ingredient in rocket fuel found in the water supply Washington Post Library (6) Food, Water and Climate Challenges It is time for us to get serious about understanding the way climate change affects water resources for food production and conversely the way agricultural water use is leading to climate change. Emergency or Expediency? A Study of Emergency Rice Reserves Schemes in Asia An analysis of how emergency rice reserves would work in Asian countries. Call of West African Farmers in ROPPA to Address the Food Crisis Statement by West African farmers who are part of ROPPA to government leaders on how to address the food crisis. Challenges for Food Sovereignty Article in the Fletcher Forum of World Affairs reviews the challenges countries face in achieving food sovereignty. Will the Food Crisis Finally Get the Attention of Presidential Candidates As we head into another round of presidential primaries, the specter of a growing world food crisis looms on the horizon. Conference Report: Agrofuels Opportunity or Danger Summary of a December 2008 meeting in Berlin Spandau between U.S. and EU groups on agrofuels and their impact on the Global North and South |
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