Despite scaremongering about “water wars”, international...
Many experts believe that climate change, deforestation and population growth will all put even grea…
Despite scaremongering about “water wars”, international conflicts over access to shared water resources have been avoided. In fact there have been nearly 300 international water agreements since 1948, showing that a cooperative approach which treats water as an essential common good is highly successful. Indeed, the regular technical interaction required to negotiate quotas, share data, and set up common institutions as part of international water agreements can all help to promote better political relationships between neighbouring states that may have histories of hostility.