POVERTY: Water

Foundation CEO Jeff Raikes told participants at an international water conference that scientists are making major strides in developing high-yield crops and improving farming practices. The key will be getting that technology to the places where it's needed most, such as poverty-stricken sub-Sahara Africa and south Asia, he said."I see the linkage of the water crisis and the future of global poverty," he said, "yet I don't see the general awareness of this issue. I don't hear the talk of securing water for food."We worry about terrorism, yet do we understand that the battles over resources are the most devastating?"Raikes echoed the notion that many of the 20th century's conflicts were based on oil, and many of this century's conflicts will be over water.
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