Richard Michael Blaber
"If #water infrastructure is now considered a military target, whether deliberately or through reckless escalation, then the region is entering a far more dangerous phase of war. International humanitarian law gives special protection to drinking water installations & supplies as objects indispensable to civilian survival, meaning that striking desalination infrastructure would face an exceptionally high legal bar - one that would require it to be [a very] valuable military target as well."
"When #refineries, #fuel depots, or storage facilities burn or rupture, #petroleum products, toxic residues, & #firefighting #chemicals can seep into #soil, drain into #rivers & #canals, & eventually contaminate #groundwater. The result is not just less #water, but dirtier & more dangerous water."