CONTENTS
IAEA BULLETIN INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY September 2011 | 53-1 | www.iaea.org/bulletin
IAEA Bulletin 53-1 | September 2011
Why Water Matters 2 by Yukiya Amano
Too Little, Too Hard to Find 3 by Sasha Henriques Sidebar: Assessing Water Needs
too little, too hard to find
Tackling the Water Crisis 6 by Mollie Rock Zuccato Sidebar: Optimal Results
Complex Science Saving Lives in Bangladesh 10 by Sasha Henriques
Water for Santa Elena • Farming When the Rains Fail • Protecting Coastal Waters
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IAEA Helps Parched Santa Elena Find Water 12 by Maureen MacNeill
Treasure Maps 14 by Peter Kaiser
All About Water 17
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Improving Farming with Nuclear Techniques 21 by Sasha Henriques Sidebar: Making the Most of it
Farming When the Rains Fail 23
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by Louise Potterton Sidebar: Seeing Through Soil
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If I Had Water... 26
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by Louise Potterton
No Rain, No Food 29 by Louise Potterton
Sustainable Management of Coastal Waters 32 by Rodolfo Quevenco
Detecting a Killer Toxin 38 by Rodolfo Quevenco
Protection From a Toxic Menace 41 by Sasha Henriques
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An Ocean of Knowledge 43 by Peter Kaiser Sidebar: Unlocking Rain’s Secrets
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