![]() ![]() Journalists point out – often in alarmist terms – the perceived direct links between water scarcity (and other climate change-related water challenges) and violence and instability. The media, too, has picked up on this issue. Many have called for targeted action to counter the threat. Numerous policymakers from national governments, regional organisations and international institutions have underlined the risks associated with conflict due to water scarcity. These examples show some of the many ways that conflict can arise around water and how water can trigger or exacerbate conflict, acting as a “threat multiplier”. ![]() ![]() Conflicts around water are increasingly in the headlines: clashes between farmers and herders in the Horn of Africa, disputes over large dam projects in Central Asia and the Nile River Basin, violence in the Lake Chad region, and state fragility in Iraq and Iran (driven at least in part by water issues). ![]()
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