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001 Introduction to Water and Food Crisis in Africa

  Growing up in Hong Kong and the US, access to safe water has never been a problem in my entire life. In fact, for those of us living in more-developed countries, we can get almost unlimited water resources from the tap without any effort. Yet, we may never be able to imagine the struggle that people are going through in some water-less countries. My personal connection to the topic can be traced back to 2013, when I watched a documentary film named A World Without Water in one of my general studies classes in middle school. This documentary portrays the stories of families that suffered from privatisation and water management crisis and explores how our planet will be like without the most basic of life’s essential. Since then, I have been intrigued by development issues in the Global South, which urged me to take this module and write this blog about water and food crisis in Africa. The above picture perhaps showcases of the most common narratives of the water scarcity and food inse