Reflections on the securitization of water resources , considering the cases of the Nile River and Aral Sea Basin : an analysis of human security (original) (raw)

This proposal aims to analyze the securitization process of water resources, taking into account the conflicts motivated by access to water in two different regions in the world. This work applies the theory of securitization, as developed by the Copenhagen School, in which the process of communication and political security, understood as a speech act, are emphasized. From the analysis of two different cases on the competition for water, namely the case of the Aral Sea basin in Central Asia, involving the post-Soviet states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, and that of the Nile River basin in East Africa. The goal is to understand the different concepts and approaches related to the securitization of water resources (proposed by the Copenhagen School) in order to reflect both on the concept of security and the applicability of recent developments in the field of human security studies to understand conflicts involving water resources.