Water politics in the Middle East : a context for conflict or cooperation?

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Title:

Author:

Dolatyar, Mostafa.

ISBN:

9780312223823

9780333745038

Personal Author:

Dolatyar, Mostafa.

Publication Information:

New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.

Physical Description:

xiv, 255 p. ; 23 cm.

Contents:

1. Introduction -- 2. Five Approaches to Water Scarcity -- 3. Water Scarcity: A Global Problem? -- 4. Water Politics in the Jordan River Basin -- 5. Water Politics in the Euphrates - Tigris Basin -- 6. Water Politics in the Arabian Peninsula -- 7. Conclusion.

Abstract:

"It is common-place among commentators on the Middle East that the next war in that region will be fought over water, not oil. However, the evidence does not support this prediction; although water scarcity has occasionally provoked dispute in the Middle East, it has more often promoted co-existence between adversaries."--BOOK JACKET. "Accordingly the authors put forward a new interpretation of water politics in which water is seen as a critical factor in moving countries towards co-operation rather than conflict with their neighbours."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Water-supply -- Middle East.

Water-supply -- Political aspects -- Middle East.

Water resources development -- Middle East.

Geographic Term:

Middle East -- Strategic aspects.

Added Author:

Gray, Tim, 1942-

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Most studies of water scarcity in the Middle East conclude that there is a significant risk of imminent conflict, even warfare, between states in the region. This book demonstrates that the evidence does not support this doom-laden prediction. Indeed, the authors show that although water scarcity has occasionally played a role in disputes in the Middle East, it has much more often promoted co-existence between adversaries. The reasoning behind this hypothesis is that water is too critical to be put at risk by warfare.