Managing Water for Peace in the Middle East: Alternative Strategies
Murakami, Masahiro, Managing Water for Peace in the Middle East: Alternative Strategies, (Tokyo: United Nations University Press, 1995).
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Author Murakami, Masahiro Title Managing Water for Peace in the Middle East: Alternative Strategies Publication Date 1995 Place of Publication Tokyo Publisher United Nations University Press Pages X, 309 Language eng Abstract One of the most important resources for socio-economic development in arid and semi-arid countries is water, and its scarcity in the Middle East has been a key factor in war and peace-making. The aim of this study is to provide some innovative technological answers to the fundamental question of how to sustain the water supply – now and for the future. The author evaluates several non-conventional approaches that have the potential to resolve this persistent problem, and thus contribute towards peace among the water users in the Middle East. The author highlights the economic and environmental gains of co-generation applications and the political, economic, and technical viability of the strategic use of such resources as brackish water, sea water, and reclaimed waste water. A variety of alternatives on the transboundary transport of water are also described in full detail. The book also features a plan for the joint development of the Jordan River, Dead Sea, and Aqaba region. As a detailed study by an engineer, this book will be of particular interest to political scientists and policy makers concerned with water issues and peace in the Middle East. Keyword water management
Middle East
socio-economic development
peaceCopyright Holder United Nations University Copyright Year 1995 Copyright type All rights reserved ISBN 9280808583
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