* Water shortages risk triggering conflicts * But world can look to Indus, Mekong for cooperation By Alister Doyle, Environment Correspondent for REUTERS OSLO, Feb 7 (Reuters) – The main impact of climate change will be on water supplies and the world needs to learn from past cooperation such as over the Indus or Mekong [...]
Water at core of climate change impacts-UN experts
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