New Crisis in the Making as Central Asia Lacks Enough Water for Spring Planting
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Central Asian countries lack sufficient water for spring planting of food crops this year, setting the stage for population flight and even military conflict among themselves and with their neighbors, whose causes and consequences lie far beyond the region.
Global warming and rapid population growth are the main culprits. Decaying infrastructure, Afghanistan’s diversion of water for its own population’s use, and the disruption of supply chains due to the conflict in Ira
Central Asian countries lack sufficient water for spring planting of food crops this year, setting the stage for population flight and even military conflict among themselves and with their neighbors, whose causes and consequences lie far beyond the region.
Global warming and rapid population growth are the main culprits. Decaying infrastructure, Afghanistan’s diversion of water for its own population’s use, and the disruption of supply chains due to the conflict in Ira
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