Nicaragua

"Dairy investments - a drop that does not expand" by Ligia Gómez and Helle Munk Ravnborg

Competition for water is the cause of innumerable conflicts in developing countries. However, according to research carried out by the Competing for Water programme, coordinated by the Danish Institute for International Studies this does not need to be so. Local water governance works, but is all too often neglected when development funding is being allocated.

When developing countries seek to improve their water supply by constructing piped drinking water schemes and then prohibiting people from using the piped water for bathing, this often creates new problems. People then have to wash themselves in local rivers and streams and these are frequently polluted

Kampen om vand er årsag til et utal af konflikter i ulandene. Men konflikterne behøver ikke at ende i vold, viser ny forskning fra Dansk Institut for Internationale Studier. For lokal vandforvaltning virker. Men bliver alt for ofte nedprioriteret, når bistandskronerne skal fordeles.

Manage actors, not areas!

the extent, nature and intensity of local water-related conflict and cooperation

Når ulandene sikrer deres vandforsyning ved at lægge vandet i rør og forbyde befolkningen at bade i drikkevandet, opstår der ofte nye problemer. For så må indbyggerne ofte vaske sig i floden, og den er ikke altid lige ren.