NEW YORK – The sharpening international geopolitical competition over natural resources has turned some strategic resources into engines of power struggle. Transnational water resources have become an especially active source of competition and conflict, triggering a dam-building race and prompting growing calls for the United Nations to recognize water as a key security concern.
纽约—自然资源的国际地缘政治竞争愈演愈烈，导致一些战略之源成了实力斗争的推动器。跨国水资源已成为特别活跃的竞争和冲突原因，引发了各国的建坝竞赛，越来越多的人呼吁联合国把水看做关键性安全问题。