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World Water Forum provokes Turkish water worries - 16 Mar 09
By: aljazeeraenglish
Posted: Mar 20 09
Witnessed: 5664 times
Regions: Turkey
Issues: Environment, Sanitation, Water
Tags: exploitation, water politics, water scarcity
With more than 20,000 policymakers and industry representatives meeting for the World Water Forum in Istanbul, Turkey, issues of water scarcity are proving problematic for the host country.
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