Water, Conflict, and Hope
Publisher: American Journal of Public Health
Author(s): Michael R. Greenberg
Date: 2009
Topics: Conflict Causes, Governance, Public Health, Renewable Resources
Water has been both a source of conflict and a weapon used in conflicts, and water systems have been targets in conflicts started for a wide range of reasons. Water-related disputes often end before obvious ecological and human health consequences emerge, but not always.