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Se propone un Proyecto de Declaración que contenga mecanismos para la no privatización del agua y la no extranjerización de la tenencia de la tierra.

A controversial resettlement program in Ethiopia is the latest battleground in the global race to secure prized farmland and water. Correspondent Cassandra Herrman reports as part of the Food for 9 Billion series, a NewsHour partnership with the Center for Investigative Reporting, Homelands Productions and Marketplace.

Tras largas protestas contra destrucción de lagunas de proyecto minero, campesinos de la región de Cajamarca marcharon a Lima y convocaron a miles tras de ellos y la simpatía de millones

Foreign investors aren't just after land in Africa. Access to water is essential – which can bring them into direct competition with the needs of local communities

La carrera internacional para explotar tierras fértiles en el continente amenaza el equilibrio en el reparto del agua y espolea protestas de comunidades campesinas

A study of sub-Saharan Africa raises concerns that large-scale commercial agriculture could cause unforeseen but disproportionate impacts on access to water by small-scale producers.

Tal vez ello puede explicar en Colombia parte de los planes de guerra y expulsión de población en algunas zonas del país, con riqueza hídrica y tierras fértiles.

Land and water grabs spell disaster for rural people and rivers

The escalation of violence around the north-south border in the run-up to Sudan’s big divide has sparked fears of a new civil war, but experts contend that the issue is more about land and water rather than oil.

«Il est clair que l’enjeu n’est pas seulement les terres, mais l’eau», affirme Philip Woodhouse, de l’université de Manchester.

A new study into how virtual water moves around the world offers an explanation for the farmland leasing strategy, reports New Scientist

Gulf states have opted to buy up large tracts of farmland in developing countries in a bid to safeguard their food supplies – a strategy that risks exporting their water shortages to other nations, analysts said.