Water has long been used as a tactical weapon in warfare – the world now has a chance to end this

Experts and leaders will soon come together in their thousands at the first UN conference dedicated to water in nearly half a century.

At the conference, which begins on March 22 in New York, delegates will no doubt stress that “water is life”. And it’s true: water nourishes, cleanses and even inspires the poetry and painting so desperately needed by our modern and rushed society. We really cannot live without it.

But as a professor of water security who focuses on its role in conflict, I know that…

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