Food for thought
Countries with vast amount of water resources will be the economic and political key players of the world in the not too distant future. Not only will water be as valuable as oil is nowadays, it will also change the political landscape.
European countries located along the Alps are fortunate to have vast amount of water resources to their disposal. Most probably they will export the golden commodity sooner or later.
But to have water is not enough. The world population is growing and the demand for food is growing. To produce food requires water and space to grow corps and have enough land available to feed live stock.
Europe might have the water resources but lacks sufficient land to be an important food producer, where as Latin American countries bordering the Andes mountain range with its vast amount of water and land resources will not only be the leading food and water supplier for the globe, but subsequently rise to a political as well as economic power broker, just as are at presence the oil producing countries.
In the not too distant future wars will be fought over water, thus making countries with large water resources vulnerable to hostile foreign interests.
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