Food cannot be grown without water. In Africa, one in three people endure water scarcity and climate change will make things worse. Building on Africa’s highly sophisticated indigenous water management systems could help resolve this growing crisis, but these very systems are being destroyed by large-scale land grabs amidst claims that Africa's water is abundant, under-utilised and ready to be harnessed for export-oriented agriculture.
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Library ResourceJanuary, 2012Ethiopia, Mali, Cameroon, Sub-Saharan Africa
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2016Democratic Republic of the Congo
Fondos de desarrollo europeos y estadounidenses están financiando la compañía de aceite de palma Feronia Inc. a pesar de los conflictos por la tierra y con los trabajadores en sus plantaciones de la República Democrática del Congo. Nueva información levanta dudas de si la compañía, con sede en Canadá, pudo haber desviado millones de los contribuyentes, destinados a la asistencia internacional mediante companías conectadas con un político de alto nivel en la RDC.
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2016Democratic Republic of the Congo
Des fonds de développement européens et américains financent actuellement l’entreprise d’huile de palme Feronia Inc en dépit des conflits portant sur les terres et les conditions de travail sur ses plantations en République démocratique du Congo (RDC).
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Library ResourceReports & ResearchNovember, 2016Democratic Republic of the Congo
European and US development funds are bankrolling palm oil company Feronia Inc despite land and labour conflicts at its plantations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). New information now raises questions as to whether the Canadian-based company misused millions of taxpayer dollars destined for international aid by way of companies connected to a high-level DRC politician.
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