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Water-Related Intrastate Conflict and Cooperation (WARICC): A New Event Dataset

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  • Thomas Bernauer
  • Tobias Böhmelt
  • Halvard Buhaug
  • Nils Petter Gleditsch
  • Theresa Tribaldos
  • Eivind Berg Weibust
  • Gerdis Wischnath

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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 article reports on the construction of a new dataset on 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. A few descriptive statistics and illustrations serve to demonstrate the usefulness of the new dataset for quantitative analyses of intrastate conflict and cooperation over water resources.

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  • Thomas Bernauer & Tobias Böhmelt & Halvard Buhaug & Nils Petter Gleditsch & Theresa Tribaldos & Eivind Berg Weibust & Gerdis Wischnath, 2012. "Water-Related Intrastate Conflict and Cooperation (WARICC): A New Event Dataset," International Interactions, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(4), pages 529-545, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:ginixx:v:38:y:2012:i:4:p:529-545
    DOI: 10.1080/03050629.2012.697428
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