Water conflicts: from ancient to modern times and in the futureWater conflicts: from ancient to modern times and in the future Ανασκόπηση Review 2023-02-102021enSince prehistoric times, water conflicts have occurred as a result of a wide range of tensions and/or violence, which have rarely taken the form of traditional warfare waged over water resources alone. Instead, water has historically been a (re)source of tension and a factor in conflicts that start for other reasons. In some cases, water was used directly as a weapon through its ability to cause damage through deprivation or erosion or water resources of enemy populations and their armies. However, water conflicts, both past and present, arise for several reasons; including territorial disputes, fight for resources, and strategic advantage. The main reasons of water conflicts are usually delimitation of boundaries, waterlogging (e.g., dams and lakes), diversion of rivers flow, running water, food, and political distresses. In recent decades, the number of human casualties caused by water conflicts is more than that of natural disasters, indicating the importance of emerging trends on water wars in the world. This paper presents arguments, fights, discourses, and conflicts around water from ancient times to the present. This diachronic survey attempts to provide water governance alternatives for the current and future.http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Sustainability138Angelakis_et_al_Sustainability_13(8)_2021.pdfChania [Greece]Library of TUC2023-02-10application/pdf3.5 MBfree Angelakis, Andreas N Valipour Mohammad Ahmed Abdelkader T. Tzanakakis Vasileios Paranychianakis Nikolaos Παρανυχιανακης Νικολαος Krasilnikoff, Jens A Drusiani Renato Mays Larry El Gohary Fatma Koutsoyiannis, Demetris Khan Saifullah Del Giacco Luigi Joseph MDPI Water conflict Water policy Water tension Water violence Water management Water crises Water arguments Water politics Water mafia Water scarcity