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Water Grabbing

Is water the hidden agenda of land acquisition in Africa?
October 2011
P. Woodhouse and A. S. Ganho

Implicit in the global land grab is the potential for a major water grab. A study of sub-Saharan Africa raises concerns that  large-scale commercial agriculture could cause unforeseen but disproportionate impacts on access to water by small-scale producers.

The global resource grab
June 2011
Jun Borras
 Maryann Manahan, Yao Graham

Worsening climate change and the emergence of new economic powers is leading to a renewed scramble for resources, with negative consequences for many impoverished communities.

Water Grabbing
June 2011
Maryann Manahan

With hedge funds making bids for melting glaciers, there is a danger at a time of multiple crises of a renewed push for commodification of water that will affect those who can't pay.

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