Water war

by Jenny Goldie   

The wars of the past were so often about land .. Land was the precious resource that separated the rich from the poor. The wars of the future, however, may be about a resource that has until now been taken for granted by many. From the driest continent Jenny Goldie reports on the escalating crisis that will become .... water wars.

 

The War of the Waters : coming soon to a continent near you The wars of the 21st century will be fought over water - that's the verdict from World Bank and UN leaders, reports Jenny Goldie.

A Tale of Two River Basins As the world's population grows, conflicts over water become fiercer. Jenny Goldie tracks recent conflicts in the Ganges and the Nile river basins.

A Man's Not a Camel Jenny Goldie takes a crystal ball to the weather in the new century and finds that pressures on the world's river systems have led some scientists to predict floods and droughts, and a scarcity of fresh water - ... all suggesting that camels might weather the future better than humans...

Water Security - the new threat From Pakistan to Canada, from the Phillipines to China, water wars are starting to escalate. Internal conflicts over water are causing civil unrest. Jenny Goldie reports on water security - which one UN executive says will soon rank with military security in the war room of defence ministries.