Fighting over the last drop? a critique of the "water wars" thesis

Hough, Peter ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1209-1654 (2015) Fighting over the last drop? a critique of the "water wars" thesis. Human Ecology: Journal of the Commonwealth Human Ecology Council (26) . pp. 15-17. ISSN 0268-4918 [Article]

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Abstract

This article evaluates the political theory that heightened fresh water scarcity is a root cause of war; a concern that has risen in prominence with climate change. Whilst water insecurity is indeed likely to become more acute, the article, nevertheless, argues that there is no compelling evidence for ‘water wars’ and even hope to imagine that this might prove a spur for more cooperation rather than conflict.

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