Sahel: Water does not become bitter without cause

  Ruwa baya tsami a banza: Water does not become bitter without cause. There is a reason for everything. The Sahel throughout history has been known for many things. To the historically inclined, it is the region that produced empires like Wagadu, Mali and Songhai, and cities of world renown like Timbuktu. Today, the Sahel … Read more

The Fight for Water in a Thirsty World

La Soif Du Monde (‘A Thirsty World’) and ‘The Fight for Water: A Farm Worker Struggle’ were two 2012 documentaries based on true stories, anticipating further struggles for water, or lack thereof. Environmentalist Erik Stokstad once remarked that ‘H2O – is there any other molecule so vital, and so problematic, for people? The UN estimates … Read more

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