Green | April 06, 2008 | 3 comments

The Wars Of The Future Will Be Fought Over Water

JanforGore
Blue gold. That is what the world's water resources are now becoming. In many areas of our world it is the most precious resource. Mismanagement, waste, pollution, outdated infrastructure or no infrastructure, climate change which is exacerbating droughts and floods, and corporate privitization of water are predicted to be the catalysts of future conflicts over this most precious and basic resources that gives us life.

There is a concerted effort taking place by major corporations to make water a commodity on the open market thereby raising the price and keeping it from being accessible to those who need it most: the poor in developing countries whose population increases are leading to food shortages and lack of sanitation causing disease.Conservation and education are the keys to addressing this crisis now, as is political will on a global scale to first declare water a human right. However, the U.S refuses to do so. This video of an interview with Maude Barlow explores the coming battle for water resources if we do not see this as the crisis it is.
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    Green,   Culture,   Earth and Science,   Water Is Life
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