Global Water Resource Conflicts Continue to Surge Through 2023

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Erlina Fury Santika 26/03/2025 14:49 WIB

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Statista's processed data on Pacific Water shows a rising trend in water resource conflicts globally up to 2023.

Number of Water Resource-Related Conflicts Worldwide* (1970-2023)

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Number of Water Resource-Related Conflicts Worldwide* (1970-2023)

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A Statista-processed report from the Pacific Institute reveals a global surge in water resource-related conflicts.

Between 1970 and 1989, only 49 such conflicts were recorded. This number increased by 45% to 71 cases between 1990 and 1999.

The most significant jump occurred between 2000 and 2009, with a 207% increase to 218 cases.

A further sharp rise of 184% followed, reaching 620 cases between 2010 and 2019.

In the first four years of the current decade alone, the Pacific Institute recorded 785 water conflicts worldwide.

This figure is 27% higher than the number of water-related conflicts during the 2010-2019 decade (620 reported incidents).

The Pacific Institute report, processed by Statista, categorizes conflicts based on the role of water: its use, impact, or effect. These are divided into three main groups:

First, 'victims,' describing the loss of water resources or systems due to intentional or unintentional violence.

Second, 'weapons,' where water resources or systems are used as instruments or weapons in violent conflict.

Third, 'triggers,' encompassing conflicts directly linked to water control. In this case, economic or physical access to water, or water scarcity events, have triggered violence.

Editor : Erlina Fury Santika

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