Is water so scarce that it could lead to war between the U.S. and Canada over ownership of the valuable substance?
Post Media's Canada.com recently reported: "Canada must prepare for diplomatic water wars with the U.S., as demand on both sides of the border grows for this vital but ultimately limited resource, says Gary Doer, Canadian ambassador to the United States."
He said the problem is so pressing that in five years it will make other public debates look "silly."
“I think five years from now we will be spending diplomatically a lot of our time and a lot of our work dealing with water,” he said in the report. “There will be pressure on water quality and water quantity.”
Canada is rich in water resources. The country "happens to control over 21 percent of the world's supply of fresh water," a TreeHugger column recently noted. The Great Lakes, located on the U.S.-Canada border, contain 84 percent of North America's surface fresh water, the column said. They "are protected by treaty and the USA cannot simply stick a straw in it. Or can they?'" the column asked.
For the complete article, please see Water Online.
