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Döring, S. 2022. Cooperation and Conflict amid Water Scarcity. Report/Department of Peace and Conflict Research 127. 61 pp. Uppsala: Department of Peace and Conflict Research. ISBN 978-91-506-2936-1.

Over two billion people remain without safe drinking water and more than four billion lack basic access to sanitation. Safely managing water is key for livelihoods, food security, energy production, and overall socio-economic development. This dissertation analyzes how scarce water resources affect cooperation and conflict. First, I study water scarcity in relation to communal violence. Second, I consider how water scarcity can be a source of cooperative behavior, a key ingredient to peace.