Summary

Tackling the inter-communal conflict in Cyprus via the common problem of water scarcity reveals a unique opportunity. Conducting a water metabolism analysis for each community, enables to illustrate the commonalities/differences in water consumption patterns within different economic sectors and household profiles. This will reveal how both communities can best address the pitfall of water scarcity by complementing each others ’ strengths and weaknesses and by developing a potential future island-wide water management strategy. Thus, a case of conflict resolution can be attained by promoting collaboration and overall reversing a common problem to an opportunity seeking solution