Water Trouble Spots: a Live Debate on potentially Key Vulnerable Regions

-- an SWMTHiNKTANK debate

In continuation of the recent posts [1] an open controversy on key vulnerable regions in the world has been started. Please feel invited to join the debate and share your views [2].

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