PopEnvironment Linkages  Overview Air and Climate Biodiversity Coasts and Oceans Conflict and Security Crosscutting Issues Demographics Development and Economics Food and Agriculture Freshwater Health Land Use PopEnvironment Home PopPlanet Home		Freshwater > Freshwater Management > Conflicts [2] 1 Title Policy Changes Needed to Meet Threats to Land and Water Author 2020 VISION News & Views, July 1995 Abstract Soil and water are the basic natural resources on which agriculture depends, and both are expected to come under serious pressure as the world population rises toward a projected total of 8 billion over the next 25 years. As the demand for water mounts, competition for water among agricultural, industrial, and residential purposes will increase within countries, and tensions between countries that share water basins could escalate into open conflict." Type Article Affiliation International Food Policy Research Institute URL: http://www.cgiar.org/ifpri/2020/newslet/nv_0795/nv_0795e.htm Peer Review Unknown Review Process 2 Title Water and Conflict Author Robert Engleman and Pamela LeRoy Abstract Part of a 1993 report by a U.S.-based advocacy group which addresses fresh water resources and their relationship to population, health and development. Strategies and regional examples are discussed. Type Report (part of) Affiliation Population Action International URL: http://www.cnie.org/pop/pai/water-25.html Peer Review Independent Peer-Review Process