Water, the future's gold?

from THE JAKARTA POST -- TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 2008 -- PAGE 18 Attention is regularly paid to the energy crisis, especially in regards to world oil reserves -- yet water continues to be taken for granted. Brahma Chellaney, a professor of strategic studies at the Center for Policy Research in New Delhi, India, talked about averting water wars in Asia during a recent water seminar in Bali. He spoke with The Jakarta Post's Stevie Emilia about the looming threat of the water crisis.

The Jakarta Post: It seems like the energy problem gets more attention than the water crisis. What are your thoughts? Chellaney: If you look at the world 25 years ago, people did not believe that energy would become a major concern internationally, that there would be competition for energy, and that energy sources …