▁rights . ▁Develop ed ▁countries ▁can ▁offer ▁resources ▁to ▁trade ▁for ▁water ▁but ▁third ▁world ▁countries ▁are ▁not ▁as ▁well ▁off ▁as ▁developed ▁countries ▁and ▁will ▁lag ▁behind . ▁If ▁agre ements ▁are ▁not ▁set ▁in ▁place ▁many ▁third ▁world ▁countries ▁will ▁have ▁no ▁choice ▁but ▁to ▁turn ▁to ▁war fare ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁secure ▁water . ▁Water ▁wars ▁can ▁arise ▁over ▁the ▁necessity ▁of ▁water ▁for ▁surv ival ; ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁water ▁can ▁result ▁in ▁economic ▁consequences , ▁b iod iversity ▁consequences , ▁environmental ▁consequences , ▁ill ness ▁and ▁even ▁death . ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁emphas izes ▁and ▁prior it izes ▁water ▁as ▁a ▁human ▁right . ▁However , ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁fails ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁policy ▁that ▁appropri ately ▁creates ▁balance ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁water - sh aring ▁and ▁allocation . ▁ ▁H ydro ps ych ology ▁ ▁The ▁creation ▁of ▁policies ▁and ▁agre ements ▁becomes ▁even ▁more ▁difficult ▁when ▁the ▁matter ▁of ▁hydro ps ych ology ▁is ▁fact ored ▁in . ▁H ydro ps ych ology ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁water ▁at ▁the ▁micro - level ▁or ▁at ▁the ▁individual ▁level . ▁H ydro ps ych ology ▁is ▁advantage ous ▁because ▁it ▁studies ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁water ▁at ▁the ▁smaller ▁scale . ▁H ydro ps ych ology ▁is ▁noted ▁as ▁the ▁bottom - up ▁approach ▁whereas ▁hyd ropol it ics ▁( water ▁politics ) ▁is ▁the ▁top - down ▁approach . ▁Histor ically , ▁hydro ps ych ology ▁was ▁not ▁given ▁much ▁attention ▁because ▁international ▁leaders ▁focused