▁multiple ▁conflicts ▁between ▁nations ▁because ▁of ▁poor ▁water ▁allocation . ▁Like wise , ▁there ▁has ▁been ▁over ▁ 3 0 0 ▁water ▁treat ies ▁signed ▁intern ation ally ▁in ▁dealing ▁with ▁water ▁sharing ▁yet ▁the ▁management ▁and ▁allocation ▁of ▁water ▁is ▁still ▁un resol ved . ▁Currently , ▁policies ▁and ▁agre ements ▁intended ▁to ▁address ▁water ▁politics ▁and ▁allocation ▁between ▁nation ▁states ▁are ▁ins u fficient . ▁The ▁United ▁Nations ▁has ▁not ▁presented ▁an ▁initi ative ▁to ▁create ▁a ▁strateg ic ▁framework ▁to ▁pen al ize ▁nations , ▁which ▁have ▁water ▁conflicts . ▁Without ▁enfor cement ▁of ▁such ▁policies ▁and ▁frameworks ▁nations ▁feel ▁minimal ▁pressure ▁in ▁comp lying ▁with ▁policies , ▁resulting ▁in ▁continued ▁in efficient ▁practice ▁of ▁water ▁politics . ▁There ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁demand ▁from ▁countries ▁and ▁interest ▁groups ▁for ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ▁to ▁set ▁out ▁a ▁policy ▁with ▁rules ▁and ▁boundaries ▁on ▁water ▁sharing ▁and ▁allocation . ▁This ▁policy ▁must ▁include ▁clear - cut ▁pen alt ies ▁for ▁countries ▁that ▁go ▁against ▁the ▁policies . ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁avail ability ▁of ▁water ▁decre ases ▁daily , ▁the ▁demand ▁for ▁policies ▁and ▁agre ements ▁to ▁address ▁water ▁allocation ▁and ▁sharing ▁increases . ▁Bil ater al ▁and ▁mult il ater al ▁agre ements ▁are ▁most ▁important ▁for ▁third ▁world ▁countries ▁since ▁water ▁is ▁a ▁scar ce ▁resource , ▁and ▁they ▁will ▁be ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁face ▁water ▁short ages . ▁The ▁purpose ▁of ▁agre ements ▁is ▁to ▁ensure ▁that ▁all ▁individuals ▁have ▁access ▁to ▁water ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁their ▁fundamental ▁basic ▁human