INQUIRER.net: Asia-Pacific leaders warn of water conflict threat

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Asia-Pacific leaders warn of water conflict threat May 20th 2013, 23:15 CHIANG MAI, Thailand—Fierce competition for water could trigger conflict unless nations cooperate to share the diminishing resource, leaders from Asia-Pacific nations warned Monday.   From Central to Southeast Asia, regional efforts to secure water have sparked tensions between neighbors reliant on rivers to sustain booming populations.   Breakneck urbanization, climate change and surging demand from agriculture have heaped pressure on scarce water supplies, while the majority of people in Asia-Pacific still lack access to safe water despite strong economic growth.   "There could be a fight over resources," Thailand's Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawa... Keep on reading: Asia-Pacific leaders warn of water conflict threat Media files: yingluck.jpg (image/jpeg)

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