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Water Security -- "Water Wars" in the 21st Century

London, UK - 3rd February 2008, 09:04 GMT

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The World Bank has noted, "The wars of the [21st] century will be about water." The argument that environmental degradation will lead to conflict is a well established concern of international studies, and it dominates the literature on environmental security. Maude Barlow's Blue Gold has documented the impending water crisis that pollution and shortages may bring, and water-related localised conflicts have already erupted in many parts around the world. Some are verbal and legal such as Nestlé's private pumping of Michigan's water; while others have turned violent such as the riots which forced Bechtel to abandon its water privatization-efforts in Bolivia.

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