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Informative Article | Environmental Science Studies | India | Volume 11 Issue 11, November 2022 | Rating: 4.9 / 10

Conflicts over Water: A Paramount Need to Solve Them

Yashika Balutia

Abstract: Even though there is so much water on earth most of it is sea water or it is frozen solid in large glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland. In large parts of the world, water is a scarce resource and there may come a time when majority or whole of the world will face the crisis of scarcity of water. Less than 0.01% of all water is available for human use in lakes, rivers, reservoirs, and easily accessible aquifers. There has been an increased rate of human consumption of water, the inadequate water supply and the climate changes that has occurred over the years, low rainfall. The Brahmaputra River continues to hold the potential to cause conflict between two of the world's most significant growing nations until collaboration is more deeply ingrained. About three fifths of water flowing in all rivers is shared by two or more countries. Conflicts arise when there is shortage of water or more than one person or nation is using the same source for water. Therefore, before things get out of hands and the whole world comes on the verge of fighting for water and the chaos start we need to regulate the usage of water resources and stopping the wastage of water at its minimum level.

Keywords: conflicts, shortage, water resource, water wars, world war

Edition: Volume 11 Issue 11, November 2022,

Pages: 701 - 703