Water issues in social power imbalance

Abstract

Water has always been treated as the most significant resource of human. Throughout history, man have struggled for water, conflicted with neighboring country or states for transboundary river water share. They have also been facing problem about water governance. Cheap and abundant freshwater has been one of drivers of the world’s industrial era. Human have tried to control water for different purposes i.e. establishing cities around it, transporting goods on it, and harnessing its energy for agriculture and history (Solomon 2011). However, with technological advancement, increasing population and rapid urbanization, the supply of water is declining. Whereas the demand of water is increasing rapidly. Enormous demand of water increases power imbalance and fosters crime in society. Although the social or economic aspects of water have been studied separately, these two elements have rarely been considered together. By combining these two features a better framework can be introduced to address the problem. This paper addressed the relationship of water with power imbalance in society and economy. The study found that corruption, neo-colonialism and inequality created in the society due to water across the world. At first it focused on the reason behind increasing demand of water in the world. Then it explored the relationship of water and power, social imbalance and human safety relating with four Hollywood movies- Chinatown, A Civil Action, Promised Land, and Erin Brockovich.

Keywords: water demand, social power, social imbalance, neo-colonialism, human health.

DOI: 10.7176/JESD/13-12-05

Publication date:June 30^th 2022