Email this article The issue of transboundary water use as a cause of existing and potential regional conflicts
- Authors: Sizov A.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
- Issue: Vol 15, No 1 (2025)
- Pages: 91-100
- Section: International Relations, Global and Regional Studies
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/2223-0092/article/view/313359
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.33693/2223-0092-2025-15-1-91-100
- EDN: https://elibrary.ru/IZAEVW
- ID: 313359
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Abstract
The main purpose of this article is to highlight the increasing significance of water scarcity as a factor in international relations and geopolitical influence/dependence among states. The study is based on one of the aspects of the global freshwater scarcity – transboundary water use. The causes of international tensions and conflicts arising from the uncoordinated use of water resources of transboundary hydrological objects are considered. The study emphasizes the increasing value of freshwater as a vital resource and the increasing limitations on access to water sources due to economic development, climate change, and demographic shifts. Areas with a high probability of international conflicts caused by uncoordinated water use in key transboundary water bodies are identified. The article provides a detailed analysis of the causes and prospects of both existing and emerging regional conflicts driven by transboundary water use issues.
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Andrei A. Sizov
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
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Email: Sizov010@yandex.ru
SPIN-code: 2516-6951
Cand. Sci. (Eng.), PhD student
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