Transboundary Water Issues In Israel Palestine And The Jordan River Basin

Author : David B. Brooks
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 9811502528
Total Pages : 101 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Transboundary Water Issues in Israel, Palestine, and the Jordan River Basin written by David B. Brooks and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2019-10-11 with total page 101 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book highlights the search for permanent freshwater agreements between Israel, Palestine, and the western portions of Jordan, and underscores the benefits of shared water management among the three countries. Throughout the book, efforts are made to share transboundary water in ways that are simultaneously physically feasible, ecologically sustainable, and socially equitable. Thanks to the Peace Treaty between Israel and Jordan, the management of shared water resources has been working well, though future relationships are uncertain at present. However, the current arrangements for Israel and Palestine are, at best, inadequate and, in some cases, counterproductive. In closing, the book argues that trilateral agreements on water can and should be concluded now, before seeking to resolve the full range of issues that remain uncertain in a Final Status Agreement between Israel and Palestine.

Author : Hillel Shuval
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3540695095
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water Resources in the Middle East written by Hillel Shuval and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2007-07-30 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents various approaches to the resolution of the severe water resource issues of the Middle East, with particular emphasis on the Israeli-Palestinian water conflicts. The authors include leading Palestinian and Israeli water experts who have worked together on joint research projects aimed at building up mutual understanding and respect. The studies consider the various approaches that could be used to improve cooperation and solve the problems arising from conflicting interests.

Author : Sharon B. Megdal
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 041566263X
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.35/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Shared Borders, Shared Waters written by Sharon B. Megdal and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2012-12-18 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of papers examines water management in two of the world’s prominent, arid transboundary areas facing similar challenges. In the Middle East, the chronically water-short Israeli-Palestinian region has recognized the need both to conserve and supplement its traditional water sources. Across the globe on the North American continent, Arizona—a state in the southwestern United States bordering Mexico—relies significantly on the overallocated Colorado River, as well as on non-renewable groundwater supplies. For both regions, sustainable and cost-effective solutions clearly require innovative, multifaceted, and conflict-avoiding approaches. This volume is predicated on the role that “science diplomacy” can play in resolving difficult water-related issues. The history of natural-resources disputes confirms that the scientific approach can reveal ways to overcome division. Experience has shown that scientifically-trained experts who are sensitive to sociopolitical conditions can assist in developing and evaluating feasible water management solutions. The insights and expertise of a distinguished and diverse group of researchers fill these chapters. Contributors include established authorities as well as a number of budding scholars. In a field traditionally dominated by males and by engineers, this collection benefits from significant gender diversity and contributions from a broad spectrum of disciplines. Policymakers, water managers, specialists such as university researchers and consultants, and citizens all have an interest in finding sustainable strategies to address the many water-management issues discussed in this volume. The assembled papers underscore that much work remains to be done.

Author : Clive Lipchin
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048129885
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin written by Clive Lipchin and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-10-09 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 21st century will present unprecedented challenges. Already in its first decade we have seen the dramatic impact of two systemic risks, that of climate change and that of the financial crisis. The cause but also the solution to these crises lies in a deeper understanding of the underlying factors and int- dependencies. New ways must be found to overcome deep obstacles and find common solutions to seemingly intractable problems. The water crisis in the Middle East is a central challenge of the 21st century. The future of the people of the region depends on finding lasting solutions. Due to the exhaustion and pollution of available sources, compounded by climate change, demographic change and economic development, the pressures of water resource management will grow. New solutions must urgently be found as business as usual is not sustainable. This book provides vital new insights into possible elements of a sustainable future in one key area, that of the Jordan River and Dead Sea Basin. The future development of the Jordanian, Palestinian and Israeli people depends on finding a just and sustainable system of water resource management in this Basin. Given the potential for regional and other conflicts arising out of tensions over water, the ramifications are wider and even global in significance. This volume provides fresh regional and international perspectives which greatly assist in our understanding of the issues and their possible resolution.

Author : Alon Tal
Publisher : Rutgers University Press
ISBN 13 : 0813547709
Total Pages : 353 pages
Book Rating : 4.01/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water Wisdom written by Alon Tal and published by Rutgers University Press. This book was released on 2010 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This comprehensive, informed, and balanced volume provides invaluable insights into the roots of the water management challenges in the Middle East and charts a course for resolving this pressing issue."--James D. Wolfensohn, former Quartet Special Envoy for Gaza.

Author : Stephan Libiszewski (environment.)
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water Disputes in the Jordan Basin Region and Their Role in the Resolution of the Arab-Israeli Conflict written by Stephan Libiszewski (environment.) and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Stephen C. Lonergan
Publisher : IDRC
ISBN 13 : 1552500977
Total Pages : 333 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Watershed written by Stephen C. Lonergan and published by IDRC. This book was released on 2014-05-14 with total page 333 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Watershed describes the water crisis faced by Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories today; a crisis that will have much to do with the design and the success of the current peace proposals. The authors examine the geopolitics of water in the region, the economic importance, problems of water supply and water quality, and regional conflicts over water.

Author : Aaron T. Wolf
Publisher : United Nations University Press
ISBN 13 : 9789280808599
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Hydropolitics Along the Jordan River written by Aaron T. Wolf and published by United Nations University Press. This book was released on 1995 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Sharif Elmusa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Negotiating Water written by Sharif Elmusa and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An IPS Final Status Issues Study, Studies issues related to 3 agreements.

Author : Hussein A. Amery
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292792255
Total Pages : 467 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Water in the Middle East written by Hussein A. Amery and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2010-06-04 with total page 467 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.