Water and Conflict: Fighting Wars over a Precious Resource

Jun 14, 2017 | Peter Neill
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We have been fighting wars over the most valuable resource on the planet since thousands of years B.C. We speak today of water wars as if they are a new development in history. But as the most valuable natural resource on earth, water has long been the focus of conflict over territory, supply, and equitable distribution for all its essential purpose as source of sustainability and survival.

The Pacific Institute, based in California, is a well-spring of information about water policy and water advocacy. A visit to their website (worldwater.org) or to their Facebook pageprovides an ever-changing and provocative source of information on the world’s freshwater resources.