Question

List three causes of water dispute​

Answer 1

Answer:

(1) low rainfall, inadequate water supply, and dependency on one major water source; (2) high population growth and rapid urbanization; (3) modernization and industrialization; and (4) a history of armed combat and poor relations between countries and among groups within countries. Water scarcity alone, however, is infrequently the cause of armed conflict over water. Immediately precipitating causes include sociopolitical tensions; disputes over dams, reservoirs, and other large-scale projects; and disputes concerning environmental and resource issues.5

TABLE 1

Global Water Conflicts, 1900–2007

Although few conflicts over water have become violent, most have arisen in areas in which violence is widespread, and most of these conflicts could have become violent. Violent conflict over water, like other armed conflict, can have disastrous health consequences for individuals and populations, including not only death, injury, illness, and long-term physical and mental impairment, but also destruction of the health-supporting infrastructure of society, including systems that provide freshwater; forced migration, which generally decreases access to freshwater; and diversion of human and financial resources, including resources to maintain and improve access to freshwater.6

Answer 2

Answer:

Major underlying reasons for these conflicts include (1) low rainfall, inadequate water supply, and dependency on one major water source; (2) high population growth and rapid urbanization; (3) modernization and industrialization; and (4) a history of armed combat and poor relations between countries and among groups ...