While armaments are proliferating and conflicts are proliferating, I am wondering why we hear nothing of the water situation in any of these nations. Or drought. Desalination is vital, and poor countries certainly can't afford these expensive plants. How might this be related to various concerns in the Middle East?
Our own nation is facing dire water shortages in California.
The people of Sao Paolo are in dire strates.
Do we expect peace or any sort of respect for human life when water is denied to whole populations?
Control of water is the ultimate act of human aggression. This may be a central aspect of conflict in the Middle East, and I am asking for Daily Kos input around water policy.
The displacement of people due to war, massive population shifts with refugees, increased drought, and limited water resources would predict massive destabilization: also, arming folks to the teeth, then limiting water rights.
I am asking a question that deserves examination. Water is being commodified by wealthy investment interests. Desalination is excruciatingly expensive and the means of powering this is beyond what some countries or people's can afford.
No water = no food
California is in crisis here.
Sao Paulo is in crisis.
This seems like a highly significant concern. Please contribute thoughts and knowledge about this if you are reading and have scholarship.