Water in the Middle East

Finding 'streams in the desert' has never been more urgent for the people 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. Hussein A. Amery is Assistant Professor of Geography at the Colorado School of Mines. Aaron T. Wolf is Assistant Professor of Geography in the Department of Geosciences at Oregon State University.

ISBN 029270495X   Pages 316 ISBN13 9780292704954 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher University of Texas Press   Weight (grammes) 425 Imprint University of Texas Press   Published in Austin, TX Format Paperback   Series title Peter T. Flawn Series in Natural Resource Management and Conservation Publication date 01 Feb 2000   Height (mm) 229 Library of Congress 99030146   Width (mm) 152 DEWEY 333.9100956   Spine width (mm) 16 DEWEY edition DC21   Academic level Professional / Scholarly

		Foreword by Tony Allan
		Acknowledgments
1		Water, Geography, and Peace in the Middle East: An Introduction by Hussein A. Amery and Aaron T. Wolf		1
2		Conflict, Coexistence, and Cooperation: A Study of Water Use in the Jordan Basin by Peter Beaumont		19
3		Forces of Change and the Conflict over Water in the Jordan River Basin by Steve Lonergan		45
4		"Hydrostrategic" Territory in the Jordan Basin: Water, War, and Arab-Israeli Peace Negotiations by Aaron T. Wolf		63
5		A Popular Theory of Water Diversion from Lebanon: Toward Public Participation for Peace by Hussein A. Amery		121
6		The Water Dimension of Golan Heights Negotiations by Frederic C. Hof		150
7		Water Security for the Jordan River States: Performance Criteria and Uncertainty by Paul A. Kay and Bruce Mitchell		168
8		A Cooperative Framework for Sharing Scarce Water Resources: Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority by Nurit N. Kliot		191
9		Political Controls of River Waters and Abstractions between Various States within the Middle East: Laws and Operations, with Special Reference to the Jordan Basin by Gwyn Rowley		218
10		The Spatial Attributes of Water Negotiation: The Need for a River Ethic and River Advocacy in the Middle East by John Kolars		245
App. 1		Jordan-Israel Peace Treaty, 26 October 1994, Article 6: Water		263
App. 2		The Israel-PLO Interim Agreement, 28 September 1995, Annex III, Article 40: Water and Sewage		268
		Glossary		273
		Author Biographies		279
		Index		283

"I believe this book will be a major contributor to the continuing Middle East 'Peace Process.'" --William A. Mitchell, coauthor of The Euphrates River and the Southeast Anatolia Development Project

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