Water-Related Intrastate Conflict and Cooperation (WARICC)

Subnational and georeferenced events over domestic water-related cooperation and conflict for the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and the Sahel.

Water scarcity is widely regarded as a key factor linking climate variability and change with conflict. However, existing research on the water-conflict nexus is hampered by poor data that inhibits drawing firm conclusions on the role of water in shaping societal stability and security. This dataset records subnational and georeferenced events over domestic water-related cooperation and conflict for 35 countries in the Mediterranean, the Middle East, and the Sahel for 1997–2009. The main value of this dataset is in its precision. Its key component, the Water Events Scale (WES), records the exact time, location, and intensity of water-related conflictive and cooperative events, as well as the actors involved.

Technical Details

Current version: 1.0

Updated: 1 Jan 2012

Range: 1997 - 2009

Units: Event, Date

Coverage: Middle East, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa

Formats: Excel

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