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To: carranza2 who wrote (70683)	1/31/2011 1:45:49 PM
From: elmatador	Read Replies (2) of 218505

Food prices riot? "situation is going to be made much worse by the scarcity of water – the most important commodity there is." After food protests, water riots are next Governments in Tunisia, Egypt, Algeria, Morocco and Yemen have faced protests in recent weeks, part fuelled by rising food costs. Unfortunately, this is a trend that looks set to continue and probably escalate over the next two decades. One way to tackle the issue: Passengers sleep on the food counters after being stranded by the curfew at Cairo airport, Egypt. Photo: AP/Bertrand CombaldieuBy Rowena Mason and Garry White 6:00AM GMT 31 Jan 2011 4 Comments The rise of the middle classes in emerging markets, coupled with a soaring world population, underpin an increase in the price of basics such as wheat, corn and sugar. But the situation is going to be made much worse by the scarcity of water – the most important commodity there is. "Water remains a more problematic commodity than food and fuel: though cheap in its natural state, it is expensive to process and expensive to transport, especially in the quantities necessary for agriculture," according to a report from a Washington-based think tank released last month. "Past water shortages have been temporary or small-scaled; future groundwater depletion will be massive and effectively permanent." The Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) study looked at water as a strategic resource in the Middle East – the most water-scarce region on Earth.

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