Jaydev Jana

It is often said that future wars will be fought over water, not oil. Indeed, at least 1,473 instances of violence, conflicts and water-related issues have been reported worldwide between 1990 and 2023 (Down To Earth, 22 March 2024). About two-thirds of all water-related conflicts since 1990 occurred in the past decades. Water conflicts can occur both on the intrastate and interstate levels. Interstate conflicts occur between two or more countries that share transboundary freshwater sources, such as river, sea, or groundwater basins. Because freshwater is a vital yet unevenly distributed…read more on NOPR