Pakistani militants attack water systems in Kashmir

Protests and violence over water shortages occur in the capital of Mauritania, Nouakchott. By July 2012, over 70,000 Malian refuges were seeking asylum in Mauritania, putting pressure on scarce food and water supplies.

More than 130 people are killed in the conflict between hunter and herder communities in Mali. In this instance, Dogon hunters are accused of attacking Fulani herders.

Local authorities cite water shortages as a growing influence on the number child kidnappings in the Boma region of South Sudan. When there is a water shortage, shepherding communities spend more time on the move seeking water for their livestock, but, as a side business, they will also abduct children who can then be resold for profit.

War and soaring temperatures leave many rural communities in South Sudan with little or no local water sources. Women and children are subjected to violent attacks, rape, and murder when traveling to regional sources to collect water. Leaders report conflicts sparked by water shortages occurring between the many of the 60 different ethnic groups across the country.