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Running Dry

Around the world, fresh water is fast becoming a dangerously scarce resource, driving a surge in fights to secure supplies and fears over rising numbers of deaths in water conflicts.

Running Dry: Competing for water on a thirsty planet Laurie Goering
Thirsty Singapore taps into innovation to secure its water future Michael Taylor
'We live in fear': Facing dry times, South Africans rethink water Kim Harrisberg
More work, less water: India's 'Silicon Valley' faces dry times Annie Banerji
In Los Angeles 'water colony', tribes fear a parched future Laurie Goering
As sales boom, Chile's 'green gold' is blamed for water shortages Nicky Milne
Running Dry: Competing for water on a thirsty planet Laurie Goering and Claudio Accheri