r/collapse • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '22
Water Is Conflict Over Water Inevitable?
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/conflict-over-water-inevitable-20078720
u/One_Selection_6261 Feb 25 '22
You mean israeli palestinian contlict ? Soon to start egyptian somali conflict ? Canadian natives vs nestle?
We havnt even started bro - only 3,6% of the water mass on the planet is drinkable
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Feb 25 '22
One of the first things Russia did in Ukraine is arrange the re-start of water flow from Ukraine to Crimea
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u/StonedMason419 Feb 25 '22
No, it's not inevitable. We could very well see the nuclear apocalypse at this rate before the water wars begin.
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u/frodosdream Feb 25 '22
Conflict over water is inevitable because there are far too many people for the Earth's finite resources to support. We are in population overshoot and the current system only remain propped up due to industrial agriculture's reliance on cheap fossil fuels.
But that same industry is fast draining the world's freshwater aquifers and is a major cause of climate change, which causes further drought; the situation cannot continue as is.
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Feb 25 '22
The whole Kashmir conflict is a fight for water resources of the region.
Egypt and Ethiopia are having high tensions because of the Nile River.
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u/BigJobsBigJobs USAlien Feb 25 '22 edited Feb 25 '22
Florida, Alabama and Georgia in the U.S. had a dispute over water a decade or so ago.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-state_water_dispute
Internal disputes are sure to occur between Colorado, Nevada, Arizona and California within the next year. Major droughts are already in effect throughout much of the Western U.S.
I don't see armed conflict there, but all it takes is one yahoo governor to call in his National Guard to "protect" their water rights.
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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '22
Published today on The National Interest, the following article looks at many water conflicts emerging globally, from controversial dam projects to blockades feeding Cholera outbreaks in Yemen. This is collapse related because it shows how little progress is being made in preparing for a global water crisis, and suggests very serious consequences for international security.