ABSTRACT
Security is constantly changing, which means security professionals need to be proactive, says a
former US military Chief Information Officer. Water security has become a central feature of the
global policy agenda. Climate change, population growth, and pollution are altering the distribution of
water resources and the political control of these resources is becoming increasingly contested. These
and other water security threats are a source of conflict not only within countries but across
international boundaries. Security is a multidimensional issue, because individual welfare is more
central to policy-making than it was fifty years ago. Individual security can no longer be satisfied only
through military measures; it needs a multidimensional understanding. Security is elusive; more than
ever, it is embedded in the interaction of localizing and globalizing forces. The axes of conflict in the
shadow of the Cold War and under the impact of 9/11 are already proven to be more complex, not
less, and more difficult to manage, not easier. The Word is in a very fast changing prosess including
international security paradigm. Indeed, everything has not changed – but what has changed did so
faster than we ever expected.The Cold War superimposed on the international security agenda a
political and conceptual framework that simplified most issues while magnifying some and obscuring
others. During this period, almost every western government defined national security in excessively
narrow military terms. That meant there was an enduring acceptance of the need for a balance of
terror, with mutually assured destruction ensuring a stable international system. The end of the Cold
War revealed a different set of threats and dangers, not really new but previously kept outside the Cold
War context. These new threats are again global in scope, persistent in nature, and potent in their
implications [12]. It’s easy to equate “national security” or “global security” with military defense
against rogue states and terrorism, but a leading U.S. military expert says that view is far too narrow—
and could lead to catastrophe if not changed. The environmental matters had little overall public
concern before. It was a reflection of how limited and unstrategic our thinking about security.
Environmental change, in general, can lead to a decrease in the quality of life and increased tension,
competition, instability and conflict. In parallel to climate change, water security is an issue today
closely linked to environmental security. Natural resources, such as water, show a number of threats
and risks that may contribute to the amplification of a conflict. Perhaps if we were to pay more
attention to the documented effects of particular conditions and events, rather than to the threatworthiness, we could see the world differently-and more accurately. The question of the water and
environmental security is more ominous than that of peace and war.
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