EARTHSC 2WW3 Lecture 8: Lecture 8 - Water & War.pdf
28 Apr 2013
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Water & war: syria, spain, greece, south africa. Six-day war, in 1967: aimed at gaining control of the headwaters of the river jordan: meant to secure water supplies, creating a buffer zone with egypt. Ariel sharon, 2001: water diversion was a stark issue of life and death . Freshwater supply: a strategic resource in armed conflicts throughout history. Freshwater supply has always been a strategic in armed conflicts throughout history. Securing the water supply has always been one of the first prerequisites for protecting a city in war time. For instance a 1 km long tunnel engineered by eupalinos of megara diverted spring water to the city of samos and helped assisting the greek city through a persian attack around. Water supplies today: are still open to threats from war and terrorism, directly or indirectly. Water supplies today are still open to threats from war and terrorism, directly or indirectly.
