BLOG

Access to Water: A Security Concern and Potential Trigger of Conflict

As reported by Terra Daily, Singapore’s  Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong stated that access to water is increasingly seen as a potential global flashpoint.

“…More and more cities and countries see access to water as a security concern and a potential trigger of conflict…

Global warming can aggravate this by altering existing water distribution patterns, intensifying droughts and disrupting the lives of millions, as is happening in Darfur,” he said…”



This entry was posted on Thursday, June 26th, 2008 at 12:03 pm and is filed under News.  You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed.  Both comments and pings are currently closed. 

Comments are closed.


© 2025 Water Politics LLC .  'Water Politics', 'Water. Politics. Life', and 'Defining the Geopolitics of a Thirsty World' are service marks of Water Politics LLC.