Mozambique targets dam in fight vs. South Africa
Regular destruction of power lines from Cahora Bassa Dam during fight for independence in the region. Dam targeted by RENAMO (the Mozambican National Resistance).
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Namibia targets Angola pipeline
Water infrastructure, including dams and the major Kunene-Cuvelai pipeline, is targeted during the conflicts in Namibia and Angola in the 1980s.
Guatemala kills dam protestors
In Rio Negro, 177 civilians are killed over opposition to the Chixoy hydroelectric dam.
Lesotho coup partly over water
South Africa supports a bloodless coup by Lesotho’s defense forces. Immediately afterward, the two countries agree to share water from the Highlands of Lesotho, following 30 years of unsuccessful negotiations. There is disagreement over the degree to which water was a motivating factor for either party.
At least 12 police die in the Philippines after drinking poisoned water during a running race
At least 12 and up to 19 runners die after drinking poisoned bottled water during a race. The runners were members of the Philippine Constabulary.
Iraq destroys Kuwait desalination plants
During the Gulf War, Iraq destroys much of Kuwait’s desalination capacity during retreat.
Violence over use of India’s Cauvery River
Violence erupts when Karnataka, India rejects an Interim Order handed down by the Kaveri Waters Tribunal, set up by the Indian Supreme Court. The Tribunal was established in 1990 to settle two decades of dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu over irrigation rights to the Kaveri River.
Chinese villages exhange mortar fire over water diversion
In December 1991, Huanglongkou village and Qianyu village exchange mortar fire over the construction of new water diversion facilities. Conflicts over excessive water withdrawals and subsequent water shortages from China’s Zhang River have been worsening for over three decades. (See also entries for 1970, 1976, 1992, and 1999.)
US sanctions against Iraq target water systems
United States deliberately pursues policy of destroying Iraq’s water systems through sanctions and withholding contracts.