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Pacific faces water security challenges during a searing El Niño

Pacific Media Centre ·

By Johnny Blades of RNZ Pacific Pacific Islands countries face increasingly tough challenges in water security as drought and other impacts from El Niño worsen over the region. But experts in water security and water technology say Pacific communities can continue to build resilience, have numerous…

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