Jennifer Veilleux, who blogs about world water, informed me of this special issue of Global Dialogue, a publication of the Centre for World Dialogue. You will not be able to read the entire papers without subscribing.
Jennifer's paper was also published on her blog; read it freely here: "The Human Security Dimensions of Dam Development: The Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam".
Here is an introduction to the issue:
Water is vital to human survival and flourishing, yet many millions of people around the world lack access to adequate supplies of safe drinking water and healthy sanitation. These deficiencies will only become more acute with time as population growth sees demand rise, while climate change, pollution, and development reduce the quantity of fresh water available per capita. In brief, the world faces a looming water crisis. The problems of human want and hardship are augmented by geopolitical rivalries between states. Competition between countries over this crucial resource will increase international tensions and could even lead to outright war. Oil has hitherto been the world’s key geostrategic commodity, for which nations were willing to embark on military hostilities, but water threatens to usurp that role. The challenges arising from the growing scarcity of water, and means of addressing them, are the subject of this issue of Global Dialogue.
Enjoy!
Here is the Editor's Note.
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"Countries do not go to war over water, they solve their water shortages through trade and international agreements." - Wendy Barnaby
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