July
The water war myth
(Repost from ETH News) Humans need water. If it is in short supply, conflicts can arise. Contrary to popular belief, however, these almost never lead to war, but rather to cooperation, writes Thomas Bernauer.
Special Bags for Crop Storage in Sub-Saharan Countries
In a project by the University of Zurich, the impacts of improved crop storage on food security of smallholder farmer's households and on local market prices are analyzed. This research in Tanzania by Matthias Huss (Principal Investigator), Michael Brander (Doctoral Student in the International Relations Group) and Thomas Bernauer is reported in the major Swiss newspaper “Tagesanzeiger”.