Water Always Wins

Water Always Wins

Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge

Erica Gies

The future may see migration away from these water-insecure places toward those that are rich with water, such as the United States around the Great Lakes, Canada, Russia, Scandinavia. Unfortunately, one early outcome is not moving but water grabbing. And this phenomenon is not exclusively limited to targeting poorer countries such as Kenya. Saudi Arabia has bought up ten thousand acres in Arizona to grow hay to feed cows at home with subsidized, unsustainable water.
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