What People Get Wrong About Water Wars

When people think about potential water wars in the 21st century, they often think of a post-apocalyptic wasteland like Mad Max or Fallout, with People fighting tooth and nail over water resources and other kinds of resources to maintain the dimming light of human civilisation.

However, let me articulate a more accurate picture of what water wars will be like.

We like to imagine nations without water or lacking water resources will take water from countries that have plenty of access to water as a resource.