India, March 22 -- Two-thirds of the world's water-related conflicts since 1990 were witnessed in the past decade

At least 1,473 instances of violence, conflicts and water-related issues have been reported worldwide between 1990 and 2023. Over 72 per cent of these incidents occurred in 2014-23, shows data released by US-based non-profit Pacific Institute in December 2023. This means that about two-thirds of all water-related conflicts since 1990 occurred in the past decade. Between 2014 and 2023, at least 1,063 conflicts and disputes over water were reported. In just 10 years, the number of such incidences has increased from 49 in 2014 to 117 in 2023-a 2.4-fold rise in water conflicts (see 'Rise in conflicts').

The pattern since 2019 is...