Water Security in the Middle East (eBook, ePUB)

Essays in Scientific and Social Cooperation
Redaktion: Cahan, Jean Axelrad

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Water Security in the Middle East argues that, while conflicts over transboundary water systems in the Middle East do occur, they tend not to be violent nor are they the primary cause of a war in this region. The contributors in this collection of essays place water disputes in larger political, historical and scientific contexts and discuss how the humanities and social sciences contribute towards this understanding. The authors contend that international sharing of scientific and technological advances can significantly increase access to water and improve water quality. While scientific advances can and should increase adaptability to changing environmental conditions, especially climate change, national institutional reform and the strengthening of joint commissions are vital. The contributors indicate ways in which cooperation can move from simple coordination to sophisticated, adaptive and equitable modes of water management.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Anthem Press
• Seitenzahl: 230
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Januar 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781783085682
• Artikelnr.: 47394637

Autorenporträt

Jean Axelrad Cahan received her doctorate in philosophy from the Johns Hopkins University and has taught European philosophy and political theory for more than two decades.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Foreword by Roberto L. Lenton;
Introduction. Water Security in the Middle East: A Role for the Social
Sciences and Humanities - Jean Axelrad Cahan; Chapter 1. Cooperation Rules:
Insights on Water and Conflict from International Relations - Patrice C.
McMahon; Chapter 2. Water Security in Transboundary Systems: Cooperation in
Intractable Conflicts and the Nile System - Jenny R. Kehl; Chapter 3.
Water- Demand Management in the Arab Gulf States: Implications for
Political Stability - Hussein A. Amery; Chapter 4. A Watershed- Based
Approach to Mitigating Transboundary Wastewater Conflicts between Israel
and the Palestinian Authority: The Besor- Hebron- Be'er Sheva Watershed -
Clive Lipchin and Tamee Albrecht; Chapter 5. The Evolution of Israeli Water
Management: The Elusive Search for Environmental Security - Alon Tal.
Chapter 6. Adapting to Climatic Variability along International River
Basins in the Middle East - Neda A. Zawahri; Chapter 7. Water and Politics
in the Tigris- Euphrates Basin: Hope for Negative Learning? - David P.
Forsythe; Chapter 8. The Political and Cultural Dimensions of Water
Diplomacy in the Middle East - Lawrence E. Susskind; Notes on Contributors;
Index.