India wants to divert "surplus water" from three rivers that flow into Pakistan to its states of Punjab, Haryana, and Rajasthan. Work is underway to build a 113-kilometer-long canal to this end.

According to the calculations of the European Commission, one third of the population of the EU countries faces the problem of water shortage. In the future, the issue could lead to increased competition for water resources and conflicts within and between states over transboundary water resources, according to a classified document obtained by Politico.