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August 12, 2009

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"Atlas of hidden water may avert future conflict" -- or just alert you to where the coming water wars will break out.
What the UNESCO map reveals is just how many aquifers cross international borders. So far, the organisation has identified 273 trans-boundary aquifers: 68 in the Americas, 38 in Africa, 155 in Eastern and Western Europe and 12 in Asia. Each trans-boundary aquifer holds the potential for international conflict - if two countries share an aquifer, pumping in one country will affect its neighbour's water supply.

Posted by Vanderleun at August 12, 2009 12:08 PM. This is an entry on the sideblog of American Digest: Check it out.

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