Had in time read a number of book on Water; its distribution between ocean and potable, river damming (engineering and such), down stream rights and withholding rights, and overall conflicts.
ZeroHedge recently spoke to this article titled Water Wars, Begun They Have. It does not say much and yet it got me thinking of all these other references. From the article, though, here are a few quotes:
That was kind of it, however, at the top there was a link to the Pacific Institute and the terms below in bold come up (more on this later).
In 2009 had mentioned (added in the book links):
These are pretty good if one wants to know a little about the subject of water around the world.
Going back to the Pacific Institute, here is the link:
Within the link there happens to be a large interactive map.
Water Conflict Chronology that looks like this:
Each red dot provides a what, when, where,. for a total of 1920 conflicts recorded in history. Would suggest there are many more. That said, this next page is the full conflict database beginning in 2550 BC (again, there are 1920 entries). There are 3 categories for "Conflict Type" (Weapon, Casualties, Trigger), country of origin, region, and the description, with the last section referencing source.
Sample:
There is an awful lot of data here, and while some may be wrong (biased, such as when discussing Ukraine recently), or attributed in ways that may be different between sources. That said, again it is a pretty good overall reference for whenever and wherever there is conflict, to help see what past water conflicts were, if any, and how they might still be influencing current conflicts (if there is water, there will likely be influence and conflict).
ZeroHedge recently spoke to this article titled Water Wars, Begun They Have. It does not say much and yet it got me thinking of all these other references. From the article, though, here are a few quotes:
The Pacific Institute’s data is categorized based on the use, impact or effect that water has within a conflict and can be subdivided into three main groups.
As this chart clearly illustrates, the frequency of water conflicts is growing exponentially.
- The first is termed “casualty” and describes the loss of water resources or systems due to becoming intentional or incidental targets of violence.
- The second is defined as a “weapon”, where water resources or systems are used as an instrument or weapon in a violent conflict.
- The third and final group falls under “trigger”, which covers conflicts that are directly over the control of water. In this case, economic or physical access to water, or the event of water scarcity, have triggered violence.
That was kind of it, however, at the top there was a link to the Pacific Institute and the terms below in bold come up (more on this later).
In 2009 had mentioned (added in the book links):
These are pretty good if one wants to know a little about the subject of water around the world.
Going back to the Pacific Institute, here is the link:
Within the link there happens to be a large interactive map.
Water Conflict Chronology that looks like this:
Each red dot provides a what, when, where,. for a total of 1920 conflicts recorded in history. Would suggest there are many more. That said, this next page is the full conflict database beginning in 2550 BC (again, there are 1920 entries). There are 3 categories for "Conflict Type" (Weapon, Casualties, Trigger), country of origin, region, and the description, with the last section referencing source.
Sample:
| 1720-1684 BC | Tigris River dammed in ancient dispute in Babylon | Weapon | Sumeria, Babylonia | Western Asia | A grandson of Hammurabi, Abish or Abi-Eshuh, dams the Tigris to prevent the retreat of rebels led by Iluma-Ilum, who declares the independence of Babylon. This failed attempt marks the decline of the Sumerians who had reached their apex under Hammurabi. | Hatami and Gleick 1994 |
There is an awful lot of data here, and while some may be wrong (biased, such as when discussing Ukraine recently), or attributed in ways that may be different between sources. That said, again it is a pretty good overall reference for whenever and wherever there is conflict, to help see what past water conflicts were, if any, and how they might still be influencing current conflicts (if there is water, there will likely be influence and conflict).
