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Innovative agricultural technologies can produce crops that meet climate change challenges, says ICRISAT head William Dar.

Kenyan MP and remote sensing expert, Wilbur Ottichilo, argues the time is ripe for using satellites to spot developing African droughts.

The Samoan earthquake highlights worrying shortcomings in Pacific early warning systems, says Richard Hamblyn.

The United States should boost funding for food, health and water, says Thomas R. Pickering, former US ambassador to the UN.

Nanotechnology must be effectively shared with stakeholders if it's to deliver clean water, say Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe.

Developing world businesses must invest in nanotech research and development for clean water to stay ahead, says Mohamed Abdel-Mottaleb.

Developing countries are making good progress on nanotech for clean water, say Paulo Sergio de Paula Herrmann Jr. and José Antônio Brum.

Water shortages do not, and will not, cause wars — cooperation is the dominant response to shared water resources, says Wendy Barnaby.

Anti-drought technologies aren't enough to solve China's water shortages — better agricultural water management is essential, says Li Taige.

We must learn to live with less water by investing in infrastructure and knowledge to help maximise what we have, says David Molden.

Khungeka Njobe, of South Africa's Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, shares insights on successful technology transfer.

A meeting of African scientists and ministers on the environment's impact on health is welcome, if long overdue, says an editorial in The Lancet.

Super crops won't be enough — the planet will run short of food by 2030 unless we invest to avoid an imminent world water crisis, says Colin Chartres.

Nanotechnology could help make drinking water safe, but the risks have to be weighed, say Thembela Hillie and Mbhuti Hlophe.

Policymakers must plan for healthier environments now to avoid unnecessary loss of life, says an editorial in The Lancet.

Growing biofuels could put pressure on scarce water supplies in poorer countries, argues Charlotte de Fraiture.

Despite regional unrest, Middle Eastern scientists are working together to manage precious water supplies, says Eric Pallant.

Germán Poveda says Colombia's government did not consult scientists when they reformed funding priorities, and that research relating to water and the environment will suffer as a result.

Rhona MacDonald says the effort to get clean water to the developing world is running out of time.

Peter H. Gleick champions a small-scale, community-based and environmentally friendly way of meeting world water needs.