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Peter Gleick: Water, climate change, and international security

Posted by: Maven on January 11, 2010 at 3:49 pm

From Peter Gleick at the City Brights blog:

“It would be nice if water resources fell neatly into national political boundaries. It would be nice if countries that shared water resources cooperated more. It would be nice if climate change wasn’t a growing threat to the stocks and flows of water around the world.

But, alas, things aren’t always nice. And these three problems — climate change, shared international water resources, and security and conflict — are coming together in ways that raise serious concerns. Climate changes will inevitably affect water resources around the world, altering water availability, quality, and the management of infrastructure. Indeed, they already are. A new report, released today by the Pacific Institute and funded by the United Nations Environment Programme, looks at the growing risks of conflict over transboundary water resources as a result of climate change. We conclude that climate change will almost certainly increase the risks of conflicts over shared water resources, not lessen them. … “

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January 11, 2010 · Filed Under International Water Issues

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2 Responses to “Peter Gleick: Water, climate change, and international security”

  1. Kevin D. Korenthal on January 11th, 2010 4:59 pm

    Can you please define the term “climate change” in this instance?

  2. Aqua Blog Maven on January 11th, 2010 6:30 pm

    Hi Kevin,

    This question should be addressed to Peter on his blog. Please take the link and ask your question there.

    Thank you for your comment.

    -Aqua Blog Maven

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