Integrated Water Resources Management and Security in the Middle East

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Clive Lipchin, Eric Pallant, Danielle Saranga, Allyson Amster
Springer Science & Business Media, May 6, 2007 - Technology & Engineering - 338 pages

Integrated Water Resources Management and Security in the Middle East brings together diverse voices relating to the critical issue of water management in one of the world’s most politically volatile areas: the Middle East. The book brings together Palestinian, Israeli, Jordanian and international expert opinions on creating a holistic and comprehensive view of water management challenges and strategies in an area of conflict and resource scarcity.

The book takes security studies to the next level beyond military preparedness to address the security implications of the most fundamental of resources, that of water. Indeed, the book delves deeply into the underlying ideological underpinnings of various water regimes and possible opportunities for new decision-making models and regional cooperation.

This book serves an important place in the scholarly literature on this topic for its breadth of participants and perspectives and its concrete steps forward. It moves the academic discourse beyond pointing fingers and toward constructive solutions and dialogue.

 

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Contents

Reflections
1
Fresh Water in the Middle East and North Africa
33
Challenges and Opportunities
65
Water and Security in Jordan
73
Water and Security for Palestine
99
Conceptualizing
121
Hans Günter Brauch
162
Perspectives on Alternative Water Sources in Europe
201
International Water Law and Implications for Cooperative
213
Rathgeber and Pnina MotzafiHaller
251
Should the Worlds Fresh Water Resources
268
Transboundary Stream Restoration in Israel
283
Creating a Sustainable Future for Israelis and Palestinians 323
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