Rivalis, Using Water Wars theory and Resource Curse theory to discover if water scarcity played a role in causing the Darfur conflict and the environmental conflicts in China

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Gelder, Annabel van (2012)

Rivalis, Using Water Wars theory and Resource Curse theory to discover if water scarcity played a role in causing the Darfur conflict and the environmental conflicts in China

Master thesis | History (MA)

Growing demand or declining availability of water makes distribution decisions based on water scarcity an increasingly acute problem across the globe. In my research, I focused on the question whether water scarcity can lead to conflict. To investigate how water and conflict are connected I used two theories which are the most relevant when dealing with the connection between water and conflict, Water Wars theory and Resource Curse theory. I studied the Darfur conflict case and the Chinese environmental conflict case to find out if water scarcity can lead to conflict.