Water Wars: Battle Lines Drawn for Control over Water

Apr 16, 2015 | Suparna Dutt-D’Cunha, Gulf News
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Societal unrest and strategic manoeuvring over water have pervaded the Middle East for a long time now, pushing people to act aggressively to secure the most precious natural resource. The River Jordan is at the heart of the siege of Gaza Strip; Iraq, Syria and Turkey are close to war over their shared rivers — the Euphrates and Tigris; and Egypt and Ethiopia have increased their threatening posture over the construction of the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam in the Blue Nile over the years. So are we finally witnessing the first flashes of water wars?