And in this context, when I talk about conflict, what I’m really focusing on is instances in which water and violence have gone together. Either at the international level or at the subnational where ...

Experts gathered at Connecticut College April 3 and 4, 2009, for "Water Scarcity and Conflict," the Elizabeth Babbott Conant Interdisciplinary Conference on the Environment. Lectures and discussions ...

For over 30 years, the Institute has curated a chronology of water and conflict, tracking and categorizing events from the present back to the earliest recorded history. “Speaking of Water” host ...

After months of discussion, surface water and groundwater users in Idaho have finally reached a long-term solution to their ...

As early as 2001, Kofi Annan, then U.N. secretary-general, stated, “Water issues contain the seeds of violent conflict.” Often, access to water is disputed when major water sources are shared between ...

The fight over the Jordan illustrates the potential for conflict over water that exists throughout the world. We live on a planet where neighbors have been clubbing each other over rivers for ...

To solve all those problems, good governance is needed. Without good governance, the risk of conflict over water is high. So, the theme of this year's World Water Day is of national relevance ...

Serious conflicts over water pervade the Middle East. How might these be resolved or eased, and how could water management models and international financial institutions help? Water disputes over ...

Over six rivers flowing to the Kerio Valley are on the verge of drying up following massive destruction of the Embobut forest and encroachment on water towers in the forest. × ...

the World Bank has supported the establishment of cooperative mechanisms between countries sharing water resources, thus reducing the potential for conflicts over water resources. The World Bank is ...

This is crucial, as the region needs to more than double its cereal production to meet its basic food needs over the next 25 ... or mediate resulting conflicts. Water risk is strongly correlated ...