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Regional variations and the increasing scarcity of freshwater in some parts of the world point to the possibility of disagreements over shared water resources as a leading source of conflicts in the 21st century. Some commentators on world politics have referred to ‘water wars’ to describe the possibility of violent conflict over this life-sustaining resource. Countries that share rivers can disagree over many things. For instance, a typical disagreement is a downstream (lower riparian) state’s objection to pollution, excessive irrigation, or the construction of dams by an upstream (upper riparian) state which might decrease or degrade the quality of water available to the downstream state.

As per the International Regulations: Law of the Sea, the coastal countries have sovereign rights over how much distance the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coast?

200 Nautical Mile

The correct answer is Option 2 - 200 Nautical Mile

As per the International Regulations: Law of the Sea, the coastal countries have sovereign rights over a 200 Nautical Mile exclusive economic zone (EEZ) off the coast. They are also bound by it to prevent and control marine pollution.