Water for peace … for now?

To coincide with World Water Day at the 22nd of March, SIPRI published a blog that explores how water management projects can have wider social benefits, improving troubled relations between communities and providing valuable experience of cooperation and peaceful negotiation. However, solutions can be short-lived if they do not institutionalize mechanisms to manage water resources and resolve water disputes. This blog examines what it takes to consolidate gains and contribute to sustainable, long-term peace.

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