Water resources as structuring factor of regionalization

Water resources as structuring factor of regionalization. Didier Gaujous, May 2018 Abstract This article present a regionalist vision of the organization of the world based on well-balanced resources between the proposed regions, called “meta-states”. The importance of water resources, through the introduction new concepts such as ABCD areas and Rain-fed Land Surplus (RLS), is specifically highlighted. The author develops the interest of such a balanced regionalization compared to the classic Braudel/Huntington “civilizations” one, where unsteady wealth may conduct to critical conflicts. Introduction Fruit of the history of the last centuries, the current world map of our countries looks like a patchwork: Fig. 1: countries - world projection © D. Gaujous But the world is changing: Europe is under construction, economy is globalizing, new Giants emerge, walls collapse and revolutions are changing well-established regimes. What will be the world of tomorrow? It is unpredictable. But that does not prevent to think and imagine. Towards new geopolitical entities: the meta-states One thing seems likely, is that in the context of globalization, states, countries, will have interest to gather in larger ensembles. Let’s call them the meta-states and imagine them.