Water shortages are likely brewing future wars — with several flashpoints across the globe
Water shortages are likely brewing future wars — with several flashpoints across the globe
Growing competition for water in already arid areas, alongside the compounding effect of climate change, has led to a flurry of water-related headlines.
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The prospect of water wars is a long-running and active debate, with everyone from high-ranking U.N. officials to renowned hydro-politics experts voicing their concern about the perceived risks.
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Growing competition for water in already arid areas, alongside the compounding effect of climate change, has led to a flurry of water-related headlines in recent months.
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Francis Galgano, an associate professor at the department of geography and the environment at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, identified nine international river basins as potential flashpoints.
The word "likely" should be stripped from that headline. It will definitely happen. Just as mass migrations will happen due to losing a lot of habitable areas. Many coastal cities/areas will also be gone (submerged) in only a few decades.
At least we know that if the US starts a war against water, they'll lose it like they did with every other war lmao