Around the world, climate change, population growth, and industrial development are together disrupting familiar patterns of water availability. While outright conflict over water is rare, these water stressors can join with social and political triggers to destabilize already vulnerable regions. The result can be major food shortages, forced migration, or, in extreme cases like Syria, devastating war.

This week, combining data from water and conflict indices with an analysis of geopolitical factors, Circle of Blue identifies 10 places where water could play a role in developing or exacerbating humanitarian crises.

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Child diarrhea cases surge as sewage runs on Cape Town streets

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HotSpots H2O: “Day Zero” Looms for South African Province

June 16, 2022

Drought’s Spillover Effect in the American West

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The Stream, December 4: Uruguay Boosts Renewable Energy, Reduces Vulnerability to Drought

December 3, 2015/by Codi Yeager-Kozacek

The Stream, December 3: World Has Lost A Third Of Its Arable Land

December 2, 2015/by Codi Yeager-Kozacek

The Stream, December 2: Droughts Threaten Energy, Development in Africa

December 1, 2015/by Codi Yeager-Kozacek

The Stream, December 1: United Kingdom Outstanding Water Charges Reach Record High

November 30, 2015/by Codi Yeager-Kozacek

The Stream, November 30: Paris Climate Talks Begin

Federal Water Tap, June 27: Forest Service Errors Led to New Mexico Wildfire

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Federal Water Tap, June 20: EPA Issues PFAS Warning and Troubled Colorado River Is Focus of Senate Hearing

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