The Tonle Sap Lake, Cambodia: Water-related conflicts with abundance of water

Marko Keskinen (), Mira Käkönen, Prom Tola and Olli Varis
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Marko Keskinen: Water Resources Laboratory, Helsinki University of Technology
Mira Käkönen: Department of Sociology, University of Helsinki
Prom Tola: Independent researcher and consultant, Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Olli Varis: Water Resources Laboratory of Helsinki University of Technology

Economics of Peace and Security Journal, 2007, vol. 2, issue 2, 49-59

Abstract: By examining diverse water-related tension and conflict situations from the Tonle Sap area of Cambodia, the article seeks to contest the view that water-related conflicts are always about water scarcity. Tackling different dimensions of water-related conflicts, the three cases studied here all point to the importance of social, political, and historical aspects in water-related resource management. They also indicate that the water and resource conflicts in Tonle Sap are strongly related to problems with existing property and access rights. Challenges of access to and control over resources, rather than changes in the abundance of water and related resources, have lead to increasing tensions in the area.

Keywords: Water; conflict; Cambodia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D74 H56 O1 Q25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2007
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