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"When the Israeli government cut off supplies of water to the Gaza Strip
following Hamas’s brutal attack, it put the role of water within human conflict
into particularly sharp relief.
Debate on the notion of “water wars” has raged among water experts for nearly
four decades. In 1988, Boutros Boutros-Ghali (who later became secretary
general of the United Nations) said that the next set of wars will be over
water. However, the years since have seen no clear instances of wars fought
over water, making such a bold statement seem somewhat misguided in hindsight.
So, can the converse be true? Can the sharing of water across borders be a
mechanism for creating lasting peace, even if what water is available is
scarce?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
