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What is the Percentage of Drinkable Water on Earth?
Violence erupted in 1992 over a dispute between Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan regarding the contested Tyuyamuyun reservoir. It remains a highly disputed water source in the region today (Factbook).
In 2010, dozens of people were killed in Pakistan’s tribal region due to a water dispute which lasted over two weeks. According to a senior government official in the Kurram district, which borders Afghanistan, the Mangal tribe stopped water irrigation on lands belonging to the Tori tribe. In total, 116 people were killed, and 165 were injured (CNN, 2010).
Four farmers were hacked to death in northeast Tanzania over the disputed Pangani River Basin in 2013 (Factbook).
In 2016, 18 people were killed, and 200 more were injured when the Indian Army clashed with economic protestors surrounding the highly-contested Munak canal, a water source that supplies New Dehli with three-fifths of its freshwater supply (Factbook).
The drought-stricken conditions of major parts of Somalia often force herders to sell more of their livestock than they can afford to make a living with. This lack of economic stability fuels recruitment appeals with militant groups such as Al Shabaab, which provide cash incentives and other benefits to their soldiers. Other illicit activities, such as pirating and livestock raiding, are seen as reasonable alternatives to the declining stability of animal herding (Factbook).
