Water and peace for the people
Subtitle: possible solutions to water disputes in the Middle East
By: Jon Martin Trondalen
Contributors: International Hydrological Programme; Unesco; Compass Foundation (Geneva, Switzerland)
Series: Water and conflict resolution series - UNESCO-IHP; Water and conflict resolution series
Publisher: Unesco
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Paris
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9789231040863
Subjects: Water resources development; Water-supply; Water rights; Arab-Israeli conflict; Practical Politics; Water Supply; Legislation & jurisprudence; Fresh Water; Conservation of Natural Resources; Politics; Ressources en eau; Exploitation; Aspect politique; Eau; Approvisionnement; Droits sur les eaux; Conflit israélo-arabe; Politique; Political aspects; Wasserversorgung; Wasserwirtschaft; Middle East; Jordan River; Euphrates River; Tigris River; International watercourses; Water management; Water; Shared natural resources; Conflicts
Other titles: Water & peace for the people
Description: This book proposes practical and objective solutions to the water conflicts in the Middle East. The book covers four critical areas: the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, where new documentation reveals alarming trends, the politically sensitive Golan Heights, with its water disputed by Israel and Syria, the Hasbani water dispute between Lebanon and Israel, and the longstanding water resource dispute between the Israelis and Palestinians.--Publisher's description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index.
Table of contents: title: Executive summary; title: Introduction; title: Upper Jordan River and the Golan Heights Basins: pt. 1. The water of the Golan Heights: the final quest for a comprehensive peace between Syria and Israel ; pt. 2. Boiling point at the Upper Jordan River : the Wazzani Springs conflict between Lebanon and Israel; title: Contested water between the Israelis and the Palestinians; title: The Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers : solutions for Turkey, Syria and Iraq in managing water resources.