China and India’s Involvement in Land and Water Grabs

The 2007–2008 global financial crisis is considered as the worst global economic crisis since the Great Depression. Many countries were hit hard by the recession and scrambled to acquire water and land in order to secure food and financial security. India and China were two countries that were heavily involved in land and water grabs around the world. As such, this chapter seeks to explore why, where, and how both these heavyweight countries have acquired land. It explores the extent of their global land and water grabs, while also identifying if their actions have had any impacts on the affected countries.