On Sat, 19 Sep 2009 14:23:52 +0100, Java Jive wrote:

And this is just one of a growing number of water crises with
international reprcussions, some of which threaten international
stability.

Yes, a number of commentators have remarked that the next time Middle
East states go to war against each other, it will not be over land or
oil, but over water rights.