I'm in the process of writing a fairly long post about the commodification of water and the effects of the continuing scarcity of it. Water is poised to become the most precious commodity, so much so that oil would be relegated to the same level as bananas when compared to it (meaning wars for oil will look like border skirmishes in comparison).
I am aware that the situation in Darfur is terrible. However, I am completely ignorant of the reasons behind the conflict. According to this BBC report it's water. Are there other conflicts that foreshadow the looming problem? Kashmir? Nepal? Congo? Las Vegas (there should be a second link here but I can't find it, where was I reading that)?
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Check out Me Against My Brother: At War in Somalia, Sudan and Rwanda by Scott Peterson. Peterson was a war correspondent with London's Daily Telegraph and the book offers really vivid accounts and histories of those three countries' wars in the 1990s. Since the current Sudanese conflict is basically a reconflagration of the old war over grazing land - even though it is packaged as a holy war - this is a great source for a solid grounding in the conflict's history.
Also check out the Save Darfur Campaign's briefing paper for a quick, concise look at the Darfurian genocide: http://www.savedarfur.org/newsroom/policypapers/briefing_paper_the_genocide_in_darfur/.
Can't wait for the water post!
--Nivek's sis
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