Africa land deals lead to water giveaway
Africa heads for 'hydrological suicide' as land deals hand water resources to foreign firms, threatening environmental disaster
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Land grabs in Africa: thousands of people in Mubende, Uganda, say they have been evicted from their homes since the government licensed land to the New Forests Company. Photograph: Simon Rawles/Oxfam
Millions of people will lose access to traditional sources of water because of "land grabs" in Africa, according to a report on Monday that looks behind the scramble for farmland in Africa.
The report: Squeezing Africa dry: behind every land grab is a water grab, shows how land deals, covering millions of acres of fertile lands, also pose a threat to Africa's fresh water systems.
"If these land grabs are allowed to continue, Africa is heading for a hydrological suicide," said Henk Hobbelink, co-ordinator of Grain, a group that backs small farmers.
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