Northern Ireland as a Sacrifice Zone: The Lough Neagh Crisis
Northern Ireland remains vulnerable to exploitation by corporate interests and governmental neglect which sacrifices public health and environmental integrity for financial gain.
Water Scarcity and Environmental Peacebuilding: A Lens on Southern Iraq
Rising demand for water amid Iraq’s soaring population has put significant pressure on already limited resources.
Environmental (In)Security in the Middle East
Environmental issues are interlinked with social and political struggles across the region, and water and food security are areas in which countries have common interests.
Interview – Sherri Goodman
Sherri Goodman discusses climate change as a national security threat, water security, the Arctic, her career with the US Government and gives her advice to young scholars.
Interview – Houchang Chehabi
Houchang Chehabi elaborates on why Iran’s single biggest crisis is its drought, its impact on agricultural centers, as well as its implications on geopolitics.
‘Oil Then,’ ‘Water Now’: Another Reason for War in the 21st Century?
Water has now become a most sought after commodity, one that countries have displayed a renewed interest in and with an increasing amount of threat-of-force.
The Search for Water Wars: Looking beyond the State
The reallocation of water regularly leads to a redistribution of the benefits that it provides, provoking community action. It is here we find our debated water wars.
Axiomatic Solutions to Transboundary River Conflicts
Axioms relate to variability and uncertainty of river flow, the main drivers for countries’ defection from agreements or choice for non-cooperation in the first place
Avoiding a Zero-Sum Water-Energy End Game: Bring It to Rio+20
It seems that there is an inverse relationship between water and energy security, but is this scenario real or imagined? Although it is only one step, the incorporation of the water-energy nexus into the Rio+20 agenda would help to improve our understanding of sustainability.
Water Insecurity in the Middle East: a Cause for Conflict or Cooperation?
The Middle East is a very complex region with many factors causing states to enter into violent and intractable conflicts. The region has been adversely affected by climate change. This has led to the entire Middle East becoming dryer, thus meaning that water volumes, be it in aquifers or river basins, are declining. Therefore, water scarcity is steadily affecting food supply.
