Engr Haseeb Ahsan
1. INTRODUCTION The literature on conflict over the water resources between the riparian reveals that water has potential for violent and social conflicts but what is less clear is that at what level this conflict take place. With growing concerns that climate change and increasing population would undermine water resources and ultimately lead to more water conflicts. Many water experts, hydrologists, political leaders and climatologist have evaluated the risks of water wars with reference to historical evidence. In 1991, UN secretary general Boutross Ghalli observed that next wars will be fought over waters, not politics. In 1995, Ismail Serageldin, the first chairperson of the Global Water Partnership warned “If wars of this century were fought over oil, the wars of the next century will be fought over water unless we change our approach to manage this precious ...