Water Wars: Causes, Cures, and Consequences?
You hear it all the time: “the wars of the 21st century will be fought over water.” But in reality, few if any countries have actually gone to war over water – ever. At the same time, though, water has played a clear role in many forms of conflict within nations, including skirmishes between Guatemalan villages, inter-group riots in India, and inter-state legal disputes in the U.S. In this talk, Dr Scott Moore will draw on his recent 2018 book, Subnational Hydropolitics, published by Oxford University Press, to explain how water wars can arise within countries – as well as to prevent and contain them.

There will be a chance for informal Q&A and refreshments till 14.30.

Further details at www.water.ox.ac.uk/water-wars
Date: 2 May 2019, 13:00 (Thursday, 1st week, Trinity 2019)
Venue: Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details: Gilbert Room, School of Geography and the Environment
Speaker: Dr Scott Moore (University of Pennsylvania )
Organising department: School of Geography and the Environment
Organiser: Kathryn Pharr (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address: kathryn.pharr@ouce.ox.ac.uk
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Booking required?: Not required
Cost: £0
Audience: Public
Editor: Kathryn Pharr