Water in the Middle East : a geography of peace / edited by Hussein A. Amery and Aaron T. Wolf.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Amery, Hussein A., 1958- editor.

Wolf, Aaron T., editor.

Series:

Peter T. Flawn series in natural resource management and conservation.

Peter T. Flawn series in natural resource management and conservation

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Water resources development--Political aspects--Middle East.

Water resources development.

Water-supply--Political aspects--Middle East.

Water-supply.

Water rights--Middle East.

Water rights.

Jewish-Arab relations.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xviii, 293 pages) : illustrations.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Austin : University of Texas Press, [2000]

Summary:

Finding "streams in the desert" has never been more urgent for the peoples of the Middle East. Rapid population growth and a rising standard of living are driving water demand inexorably upward, while the natural supply has not increased since Biblical times. Ensuring a fair and adequate distribution of water in the region is vitally important for building a lasting peace among the nations of the Middle East. Addressing water needs from a geographical perspective, the contributors to this book analyze and assess the impact of scarce water resources in the Jordan River basin countries and territories (Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, and Syria) as these long-time antagonists work toward peace. After geographical and historical overviews, the authors envision the future-what the water issues may be when Israel and Syria begin negotiating, the "hydro-security" needs of each nation, and the difficulties of planning for uncertainty. Without proposing any one ideal scheme, they discuss the possibilities for cooperative sharing of water resources, while honestly acknowledging the political constraints that may limit such projects. The final essay speaks to the needs of the one party so rarely represented at the negotiating table—the Jordan River itself.

Contents:

Frontmatter

CONTENTS

LIST OF FIGURES AND TABLES

FOREWORD

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

1. Water, Geography, and Peace in the Middle East

2. Conflict, Coexistence, and Cooperation

3. Forces of Change and the Conflict over Water in the Jordan River Basin

4. "Hydrostrategic" Territory in the Jordan Basin

5. A Popular Theory of Water Diversion from Lebanon

6. The Water Dimension of Golan Heights Negotiations

7 Water Security for the Jordan River States

8. A Cooperative Framework for Sharing Scarce Water Resources

9. Political Controls of River Waters and Abstractions between Various States within the Middle East

10. The Spatial Attributes of Water Negotiation

APPENDIX 1. Jordan-Israel Peace Treaty 26 OCTOBER 1994

APPENDIX 2. The Israel-PLO Interim Agreement 28 SEPTEMBER 1995

GLOSSARY

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHIES

INDEX

Notes:

Description based on: online resource; title from PDF information screen (De Gruyter, viewed November 17, 2022).

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780292763203

0292763204

OCLC:

1393305795