Abdoulie Ceesay
Water has long been a tool of warfare, but in recent years, the world has entered a dark new era of hydroterrorism. Around the globe,
from Yemen to Ukraine, this critical resource is increasingly being used as a tool of control. According to the Pacific Institute,
global water-related violence surged by more than 50 percent in 2023 alone. Yet international institutions still treat water as a development or an environmental issue—not as the national security flashpoint it has become.
Fair-weather frameworks, such as the United Nations’ Water Convention and the Integrated Water Resources Management approach,
won’t survive the coming storms, and as climate shocks intensify, ignoring this threat is nothing short of negligent. Climate-driven water stress breeds desperation,
especially in places where corrupt or absent governments create a vacuum. And extremist groups step into this void, offering a distorted sense of order.
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