Ep19. Water Wars myth or reality?
b'In this episode, Jason Pack is joined by Arthur Snell, and they speak to Professor Naho Mirumachi. Naho is a specialist on the politics of the environment. She is particularly interested in \\u2018the wars that were not fought\\u2019 over water usage. The trio discuss: what lessons can be learnt from international governance of water usage and other related collective action challenges, will there actually be \\u2018Water Wars\\u2019 in the future, and the challenges of international coordination over the usage of water.\\xa0\\n\\nExpanding outwards from historical and contemporary examples of water conflict and water sharing in the Nile Basin and Mekong Delta, the hosts ask Naho: given climate change and aridification, will there be enough fresh water to sustain a world population of 10 billion humans for the long term future?\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\nIn the Ordering the Disorder segment, the trio conclude that major states just tend not to fight over water. Or at least they haven\\u2019t as of yet. In fact, water diplomacy has been surprisingly successful over the past few decades and may point to certain lessons concerning how to incentivize optimal compromises in other fields like tax, security, or borders.\\xa0\\xa0\\nTwitter: @DisorderShow\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nWebsite: https://natoandtheglobalenduringdisorder.com/subscribe\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nProducer: George McDonagh\\xa0\\nExec Producer: Neil Fearn\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nShow Notes Links\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nGet Naho\\u2019s book\\u202fWater: A Critical Introduction\\u202f(Wiley) here\\n\\xa0\\nRead NAHO\\u2019s writing at Valuing water: a difficult but crucial step towards greater water justice here\\n\\xa0\\nListen to Arthur Snell\\u2019s podcast, Behind the Lines, here\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices'