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ZIMBABWE, Military seed merchants http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=81090 HARARE, 23 October 2008 (IRIN) The distribution of agricultural inputs such as maize seed and fertiliser for the 2008/09 season has become the domain of Zimbabwe's military and President Robert Mugabe's ZANUPF party. As the first rains ... Other labels: blog, zimbabwe, agriculture, conflict, security, food

DJIBOUTI, Food and water shortages escalate http://www.irinnews.org/report.aspx?ReportID=79548 NAIROBI, 31 July 2008 (IRIN) Recurrent droughts, in addition to rising food and kerosene prices, have exacerbated food insecurity in the Horn of Africa country of Djibouti, according to a senior UN official. "The people ... Other labels: africa, djibouti, food, water, agriculture, population, disaster, security

Palestinian herders on brink of water crisis ICRC http://www.irinnews.org/Report.aspx?ReportId=79252  Tuesday 15 July 2008 JERUSALEM, 15 July 2008 (IRIN) Herders in the West Bank are facing an "acute water shortage" and are on the "brink of an emergency", the International Committee of the Red Cross ... Other labels: blog, water, conflict, palestine, israel, ngo

Drought threatens Iraq's crops and water supply SALLY BUZBEE Thu Jul 10, 2:15 PM ET http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080710/aponremiea/iraqdroughtyear;ylt=AtGIE3lk kC4y9ukkZ2hLiGs0NUE  BAGHDAD It's been a year of drought and sand storms across Iraq a dry spell that has devastated the country's crucial ... Other labels: blog, water, iraq, turkey, cooperation, agriculture, food, drought ...

Calif. gov declares water emergency in farm area From: Reuters Published June 13, 2008 08:50 AM http://www.enn.com/ecosystems/article/37384 Following his declaration last week of a drought in California, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger proclaimed on Thursday a state of emergency in nine counties in the state's ... Other labels: blog, water, security, california, mechanisms, conflict, resolution, climate

Is water becoming 'the new oil' http://features.csmonitor.com/environment/2008/05/29/iswaterbecoming%e2%80% 98thenewoil%e2%80%99/  By Mark Clayton \ Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor / May 29,   2008 edition Public fountains are dry in Barcelona, Spain, a city so ... Other labels: blog, water, conflict, trade

World food shortages to stay, riots a risk, FAO http://www.enn.com/agriculture/article/34367 From: Reuters Published April 9, 2008 07:32 AM By Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) Food riots which have struck several impoverished countries could spread with shortages and high ... Other labels: blog, food, markets, trade, security, violence, egypt, fao

The new colonialists Mar 13th 2008 From The Economist print edition http://www.economist.com/opinion/displaystory.cfm?storyid=10853534  China's hunger for natural resources is causing more problems at home than abroad HERE is no exaggerating China's hunger for commodities. The country ... Other labels: blog, china, resources, security, industrialization, growth

Grain prices soar globally http://www.csmonitor.com/2008/0327/p01s02woap.htmlBy Daniel Ten Kate Correspondent of The Christian Science Monitorfrom the March 27, 2008 edition Bangkok, Thailand Rice farmers here are staying awake in shifts at night to guard their fields from thieves. In Peru, shortages of wheat ... Other labels: blog, food, agriculture, trade, security

Climate change poses 'security risk' Financial Times: http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/860d590ee8ac11dc913a0000779fd2ac.html?nclickcheck =1  By Andrew Bounds in Brussels Published: March 3 2008 01:33 \ Last updated: March 3 2008 01:33 Climate change poses "serious ... Other labels: blog, water, middleeast, europe, security, dependence, conflict