GEOPOLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF WATER

Abstract

The subject of this research is the geopolitical significance of resources, and their impact in international relations, with the special emphasis on the geopolitical aspect of water. It is common knowledge that water is an important resource and supposition of life, technological and social advancement. Water resource scarcity is an environmental security issue that currently exercises considerable influence on regional stability, particularly in arid regions. Given assumed population growth, changes in climatic conditions and the imbalance of water resource supply and demand, the water will continue to be a source of tensions, it could become the determinant variable in future international conflict. This research provides an overview of several water conflicts and the ways in which they are resolved.