Hidden Depths — Introduction: Water Conflict and Cooperation [Video]


Publisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies

Author(s): Doug Weir, Iryna Babanina, and Peter Gleick

Date: 2025

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In June 2023, Russian troops deliberately destroyed the Kakhovka dam in southeast Ukraine, highlighting an alarming trend: Water resources are facing increasing pressure from armed violence worldwide.       In the premiere episode of Hidden Depths, host David Michel unpacks the Kakhovka dam as an instance of water weaponization in conflict—and sets out a framework for understanding the concept and features of water conflict more broadly.