As water becomes a weapon of war, we must focus on cooperation and peace | Peter Gleick

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Technologies and policies that improve water-use efficiency, cut waste, and expand water recycling and reuse can enable us to grow more food and strengthen our economies while using less water and reducing environmental degradation.
46% : The UN formally declared a human right to water in 2010 and international humanitarian law demands the protection of civilian water infrastructure during conflicts.
43% : record increase in water-related violence shows how urgently we need to reduce these tensions between countriesIn recent months, the world has been bombarded with reports of attacks on major dams and civilian water systems in Ukraine, water being used as a weapon during the violence in Gaza and the West Bank, unrest and riots in India and Iran over water scarcity and drought, and conflicts between farmers and herders in Africa over land and water sources.
34% : Iran and Afghanistan have fought in recent months over the waters of the shared Helmand River, with deaths on both sides.

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