One of the many longterm effects of climate change is the change in precipitation levels througout the globe. As the climate warms the IPCC has predicted the precipitation patterns will increase in areas of high rainfall and there will be a decrease in precipitation in areas that currently receive minimal rainfall. As the population increases and water scarcity is becoming a problem because of pollution and poor management the effects of global warming are going to become even more impactfull. Currently there are water conflicts throughout the global the worst occuring in developing nations like India and Africa. These are predicted to get worse and others are expected to develop as rain patterns continue to become more scarce in the areas that need them most. There is also concern with 1.5 million people under water stress, where their daily water needs cannot be met, and that number to be increasing with the effects of global warming. This is of great concern for the developing South especially because the developed nations of the global North are responsible for the effects of global warming and will be continuing to worsen the problem as the South directly suffers. Civil wars are expected to increase and violent conflict is expected to further hinder the development of the global South. Here is several articles that discusses this issue and c some of the current major water conflicts that are occuring today in relation to Sudan and Darfur and the Indian Ganges River.
http://www.globalpolicy.org/security/natres/water/2007/0316thirstier.htm
http://www.netwas.org/newsletter/articles/2005/09/2
http://internationalwaterlaw.org/articles/general/Rahaman-Ganges-Asteriskos.pdf
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