Dammed thirsty: the cross-border fight for water Huge dams being built by some countries while their neighbours go parched are a growing source of potential conflict AFP March 20, 2023 Photo: Reuters PARIS: With half the world experiencing water scarcity for at least part of the year, the huge dams being built by some countries to boost their power supplies while their neighbours go parched are a growing source of potential conflict. Ahead of a UN conference in New York on global access to water, AFP looks at five mega-projects with very different consequences, depending on whether you live upstream or downstream. The Indus River is one of the longest on the Asian continent, cutting through ultra-sensitive borders in the region, including the demarcation between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan in Kashmir. The 1960 Indus Water Treaty theoretically shares out water between the two countries but has been fraught with disputes. Pakistan has long feared ...