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Water shortages are likely brewing future wars — with several flashpoints across the globe

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Growing competition for water in already arid areas, alongside the compounding effect of climate change, has led to a flurry of water-related headlines.

Water shortages are likely brewing future wars — with several flashpoints across the globe
  • The prospect of water wars is a long-running and active debate, with everyone from high-ranking U.N. officials to renowned hydro-politics experts voicing their concern about the perceived risks.

  • Growing competition for water in already arid areas, alongside the compounding effect of climate change, has led to a flurry of water-related headlines in recent months.

  • Francis Galgano, an associate professor at the department of geography and the environment at Villanova University in Pennsylvania, identified nine international river basins as potential flashpoints.

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