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Water conflict typically refers to violence or disputes associated with access to, or control of, water resources, or the use of water or water systems as weapons or casualties of conflicts. The term water war is colloquially used in media for some disputes over water, and often is more limited to describing a conflict between countries, states ...
The United Nations held its first water conference in decades, focusing on crises and solutions. The U.N. chief said 'water is in deep trouble' globally.
The Pacific Institute, a global water think tank, is today releasing a major update to its Water Conflict Chronology, the world’s most comprehensive open-source database on water-related violence. More than 300 new instances of violent conflicts associated with water resources and water systems have been added to the record.
Water politics, sometimes called hydropolitics, is politics affected by the availability of water and water resources, a necessity for all life forms and human development. Arun P. Elhance's definition of hydropolitics is "the systematic study of conflict and cooperation between states over water resources that transcend international borders ...
Hydrologists now understand that wells drilled into the aquifer can reduce the flow of water into connected streams and rivers, and New Mexico state law evolved to manage groundwater and surface ...
Aside from a source of internal conflict within nations, water has caused external tension between sovereign states. While Egypt consumes 99% of the Nile’s water supply, [3] little water originates within Egypt’s sovereign borders. High water demands of a lower riparian have often fueled regional conflict. Such is the case in North Africa.
The drought has strained the peace struck by the 2015 settlement agreement, writes Bryan Clark. And tens of thousands of acres may go dry if a resolution can’t be found. | Opinion
More people are now settling in small urban centers, and there is increasing conflict over water and other resources. [99] Water insecurity is a feature of life for both settled and nomadic pastoralists. Women and children bear the burden for fetching water. [100] Groundwater sources! have great potential to improve water supply in Kenya.