- Water war
A water war describes an armed conflict motivated around the use or possession of
water resources within a state’s boundary or between two different states.The only reported example of an actual inter-state conflict over water is the one between the
Sumer ian states ofLagash andUmma , taking place between 2500 and 2350 B.C. [Rasler, Karen A. and W. R. Thompson. “Contested Territory, Strategic Rivalries, and Conflict Escalation.” International Studies Quarterly. 50. 1. (2006): 145-168.] As a dispute over water grows slowly over time it is difficult to attribute the cause of a conflict to water resources alone. But waterscarcity may cause political tensions to arise; this is referred to as water stress. Water stress on its turn can lead to conflicts at local and regional levels. [Wolf, Aaron T. “Water and Human Security.” Journal of Contemporary Water Research and Education. 118. (2001): 29]Future Water Wars
An armed conflict may be triggered between
India andChina by the Yarlung Tsangpo Hydroelectric and Water Diversion Project. It is expected that the construction of a dam would divert large amounts of the waters of the river Brahmaputra as known in India orYalu Tsangpo as known in China away from India's territory. [ [http://upiasiaonline.com/Security/2008/05/13/chinas_future_water_war_with_india/3300/|China's future water war with India|UPI Asia Online|May 13, 2008] ] The water would flow through theShuotian Canal to reach cities in the north of China. [ [http://english.hanban.edu.cn/english/MATERIAL/177295.htm | Controversial Plan to Tap Tibetan Waters|Southern Weekend|published:August 8, 2006|accessed: Mai 13, 2008] ]ee also
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