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Wasser als Konfliktursache - Plädoyer für eine internationale Wasserstrategie

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Wasser ist unabdinglich für das Wohlbefinden der Menschen und das Wohlsein der Natur. Die Verfügbarkeit über sauberes Trinkwasser entscheidet über Leben und Tod, die Verfügbarkeit über wirtschaftliches Nutzwasser bedingt Prosperität oder Verelendung. Und deshalb kann Wasser auch Anlass bieten für soziale Konflikte und kriegerische Auseinandersetzungen. Nachhaltigkeit der Wassernutzung und des Wasserdargebots sind daher weltweit zum Thema geworden. Bis zum Jahr 2050 wird die Weltbevölkerung nach der jüngsten Prognose der Vereinten Nation bereits 9,4 Milliarden erreichen (mittlere Variante) und frühestens bei der Elf-Milliarden-Marge in ein natürliches Gleichgewicht geraten. Doch schon heute, bei einer Weltbevölkerung von 6,1 Milliarden, ist das Wasser in vielen Teilen der Welt bereits knapp und teilweise erheblich verschmutzt. Rund 1,1 Milliarden Menschen haben keinen Zugang zu sauberem Wasser, 2,4 Milliarden müssen ohne angemessene sanitäre Anlagen auskommen, mehr als 3 Milliarden Menschen sind von wasserbedingten Krankheiten betroffen (WHO und UNICEF 2000). Aus all diesen Gründen ist es höchste Zeit, über eine global angelegte Wasserstrategie nachzudenken, die in den kommenden Jahren konkretisiert und alsbald umgesetzt werden sollte.

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  • Simonis, Udo E., 2001. "Wasser als Konfliktursache - Plädoyer für eine internationale Wasserstrategie," Discussion Papers, Research Professorship Environmental Policy FS II 01-406, WZB Berlin Social Science Center.
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