21 October 2011
NTS Bulletin (Oct 2011 – Issue 2)
Abstract
Water is essential for socioeconomic development and for maintaining healthy ecosystems. However, pressure on water resources has intensified due to growing populations and increasing development, leading to tensions between users and posing a non-traditional security threat. The fact that there is no substitute for water further complicates the situation. It is therefore unsurprising that scholars have increasingly identified freshwater scarcity as a potential source of conflict in the 21st century and beyond.
Abstract
Water is essential for socioeconomic development and for maintaining healthy ecosystems. However, pressure on water resources has intensified due to growing populations and increasing development, leading to tensions between users and posing a non-traditional security threat. The fact that there is no substitute for water further complicates the situation. It is therefore unsurprising that scholars have increasingly identified freshwater scarcity as a potential source of conflict in the 21st century and beyond.
