Dammed thirsty: the cross-border fight for water

[Still Waters]

With half the world experiencing water scarcity for at least part of the year, the huge dams being built by some countries to boost their power supplies while their neighbors go parched are a growing source of potential conflict.

Ahead of a UN conference in New York on global access to water, AFP looks at five mega-projects with very different consequences, depending on whether you live upstream or downstream.

https://phys.org/news/2023-03-thirsty-cross-border.html