Middle East water conflicts and directions for conflict resolution
In looking toward 2020, one of the most severe problems to be faced is an impending shortage of adequate supplies of fresh water essential for drinking and for growing crops. The Middle East, where a few waterways serve large areas of land belonging to a number of nations, is the place where strife...
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International Food Policy Research Institute
1996
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| author | Wolf, Aaron T. |
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| description | In looking toward 2020, one of the most severe problems to be faced is an impending shortage of adequate supplies of fresh water essential for drinking and for growing crops. The Middle East, where a few waterways serve large areas of land belonging to a number of nations, is the place where strife over water is most likely to erupt. This paper examines the past--how water in the Middle East came to be divided as it is today--and looks at possible solutions for alleviating a water crisis and the resulting political tensions. |
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| language | Inglés |
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| spelling | CGSpace1571592025-01-10T06:35:40Z Middle East water conflicts and directions for conflict resolution Wolf, Aaron T. water resources water supply management conflicts In looking toward 2020, one of the most severe problems to be faced is an impending shortage of adequate supplies of fresh water essential for drinking and for growing crops. The Middle East, where a few waterways serve large areas of land belonging to a number of nations, is the place where strife over water is most likely to erupt. This paper examines the past--how water in the Middle East came to be divided as it is today--and looks at possible solutions for alleviating a water crisis and the resulting political tensions. 1996 2024-10-24T12:47:47Z 2024-10-24T12:47:47Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157159 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute Wolf, Aaron T. 1996. Middle East water conflicts and directions for conflict resolution. 2020 Policy Brief 31. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute. https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157159 |
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| title | Middle East water conflicts and directions for conflict resolution |
| title_full | Middle East water conflicts and directions for conflict resolution |
| title_fullStr | Middle East water conflicts and directions for conflict resolution |
| title_full_unstemmed | Middle East water conflicts and directions for conflict resolution |
| title_short | Middle East water conflicts and directions for conflict resolution |
| title_sort | middle east water conflicts and directions for conflict resolution |
| topic | water resources water supply management conflicts |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157159 |
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