> I like this topic especially with the theory that wars are never fought over resources, they are always fought over status.

You're not exactly wrong about status and its perception, but it's more nuanced.

Japan in WW2 wanted to colonize Asia for resources, but they were also not happy with their treatment by the Allies after WW1.

And Germany in WW2 did invade Norway for iron ore, and wanted Alsace back. And then the Treaty of Versailles.

But when somebody takes your water, that is mainly a resource issue. And dams are fragile.