Are the Water Wars Coming?

[Journeyman]

2. The Pacific Institute has a fascinating, interactive water conflict chronology on its website. . .

http://www.worldwater.org/chronology.html


In an ongoing effort to understand the connections between water resources, water systems, and international security and conflict, the Pacific Institute initiated a project in the late 1980s to track and categorize events related to water and conflict, which has been continuously updated since. The newly revised format, updated November 2009, presents the information three ways, to better illustrate how conflicts over water impact history:

• A list format that can be filtered by region, conflict type, and date range.

• A timeline showing when conflicts over water occured that can be filtered by region, conflict type, and date range.

• An interactive map showing the geographic location where conflicts over water have occured, and information about each conflict.

It's a fascinating look at the history and potential future of conflicts over one of our most precious resources.