Water Resources and Conflict in the Middle East

1. Auflage 1993
ISBN: 978-0-415-09752-9
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 326 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 658 g

The Middle East is a region of international concern and political unrest. This book forms a complete reference to both the hydrological as well as the social, economic, political and legal issues in the region and shows how water shortages threaten the renewal of military conflicts and disruption in the area. With resources over-extended due to natural and human causes, the book analyses the river basins of the Euphrates, Tigris, Nile and Jordan and provides detailed study of the hydrology, hydrography and geography of these river basins; it also analyses the needs of the economies and societies of the countries bordering these basins. Conclusions on likely areas of conflict are set within the legal framework of the Helsinki and International Law Commission Rules.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Kliot, Nurit

Fachgebiete

• Geowissenschaften Geologie Limnologie (Süßwasser)
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Umweltmanagement, Umweltökonomie
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Regionalgeographie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Principles and Reality in Water Allocation of International Rivers; 1: The Geopolitics of the Monopolized Division of the Nile Waters; 2: The Geopolitics of Inequality: The Tigris-Euphrates Drainage Basin; 3: The Jordan–Yarmuk Waters – A Conflict Over Scarce Water Resources; 4: The Helsinki and ILC Rules: Principles and Practice for Water Division in the Nile, the Tigris-Euphrates and the Jordan–Yarmuk – Concluding Remarks

Über Autor(innen)

Nurit Kliot