This probably deserves a separate thread. However, I can't seem to
find the report. The BBC article you referenced has a boldfaced header
called "READ THE REPORT" but it isn't itself a link in the version I
see, nor did I find another link. Link please?
I think vulnerability to rainfall and moisture shifts is a real issue,
and is a component of vulnerability to fresh water supplies in
general. I think the sensible approach to this question is a global
one, especially from what you (James) are calling the
extopian/extropian point of view. Etymology please?
Clearly the local solution in the water stressed parts of Africa,
assuming we disallow or dislike free human migration, is to develop a
local economic base that could import either water or food. This is
easy enough to say, I suppose, and arguably very difficult to do, but
that raises yet another topic.
All that said, as you describe matters there is clearly a problem in
the way this is addressed if the emphasis is on climate change.
Without the report I can't allocate the errors effectively among the
BBC's description, the actual report, and your summary.
In my opinion, while there are relationships between the water problem
and the climate problem, they are not effectively treated as the same
problem.
mt
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