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Water: a key factor for peace and security
The vital importance of water for humankind also means
that it is a strategic factor for the establishment and maintenance of peace in
the world. Water is a dimension of what is now called resource security. Conflicts
have already erupted for control over water resources and others may emerge as
water scarcity impacts the lives of people and their communities.
It may be useful to take two examples: the Horn of Africa
and the Middle East. Extreme drought in the Horn of Africa is intensifying
ethnic tensions and conflicts to control the scarce water resources that
remain. This drought threatens the food security of already poor populations
and has led to a food emergency. In the Middle East, the main water-related
issues concern tensions between countries caused by lack of water in some
regions, although these problems are often masked by already existing political
tensions. The lack of water poses a clear danger to the internal stability of
the countries in the region.
Water can become countless ways an indispensable element
for the security of peoples and nations. To promote peace and an adequate level
of security in the current global situation, governments and international
organizations will inevitably have to increase their efforts to ensure that
every person has access to clean water.
However, the current historical context is not just a
context of conflict. There is also a long, and, in many ways, more profound
tradition of water-related cooperation. Drawing attention to past experiences
of such cooperation could be an important orientation or framework of good
practice for promoting water solidarity within countries and communities. The
sustainable foundations of water solidarity are economic, ecological and
strategic, but they also require a strong ethical foundation.
Sharing water and sharing the benefits that water brings,
in a way that is equitable, sustainable, and mutually agreed, is the key to
preventing conflict over this precarious resource, whether at the local level
or international, whether for major hydropower projects or local projects in
villages.
