Insight – David Lloyd Owen

Water peace? An ancient lake may solve the Darfur crisis.

We are used to predictions of water wars, which, thank goodness, have to date proven unfounded, but water peace is a novel concept. In both cases, conflict and resolution arise because while water resources are valuable (albeit taken for granted), their real value is usually best appreciated when it isn’t there.

One of the chief reasons armed water conflicts ...

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