Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-2009
Journal Title
Wisconsin International Law Journal
ISSN
0743-7951
Abstract
Although climate change is expected to have major consequences that affect the global environment in its broadest sense, one of the earliest and most direct impacts will be on Earth’s fresh water systems. While some regions will experience increased precipitation, others will suffer serious scarcity. Among others, consequences are likely to include severe flooding, extreme droughts, and meandering border-rivers. This, in turn, will affect human migration patterns, population growths, agricultural activities, economic development, and the environment. This article explores the impact that climate change will have on regional and global freshwater resources and the resulting legal and policy implications that will challenge all nations. In particular, it assesses the ability of international water law to respond to climate change consequences and offers recommendations that could help nations and the international community to meet the challenges posed by this global phenomenon.
First Page
409
Last Page
461
Num Pages
53
Volume Number
27
Issue Number
3
Publisher
University of Wisconsin Law School
Recommended Citation
Gabriel Eckstein,
Water Scarcity, Conflict, and Security in a Climate Change World: Challenges and Opportunities for International Law and Policy,
27
Wis. Int'l L.J.
409
(2009).
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https://scholarship.law.tamu.edu/facscholar/333
File Type
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Environmental Law Commons, International Law Commons, Law and Society Commons, Natural Resources Law Commons, Water Law Commons