Water as a Source of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East: The Work of EcoPeace Middle East in Jordan, Israel, and Palestine

Water is at the core of sustaining all life on earth, and the people who have inhabited the arid and semi-arid lands of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region throughout the centuries know this very well. Scarcity of water in the region has shaped its history and geopolitics, including into...

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Main Author: Giulia Giordano
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Language:English
Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing 2018-07-01
Series:Open Rivers
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Online Access: https://openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/the-work-of-ecopeace-middle-east/
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description Water is at the core of sustaining all life on earth, and the people who have inhabited the arid and semi-arid lands of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region throughout the centuries know this very well. Scarcity of water in the region has shaped its history and geopolitics, including into the present day, with climate change and population growth putting more pressure on already scarce water resources (World Bank 2018).
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spelling doaj.art-ce5c084f2c0446f98e213ce3537f67662022-12-22T03:25:42ZengUniversity of Minnesota Libraries PublishingOpen Rivers2471-190X2018-07-01Issue Eleven : Summer 2018https://doi.org/10.24926/2471190X.4771Water as a Source of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East: The Work of EcoPeace Middle East in Jordan, Israel, and PalestineGiulia GiordanoWater is at the core of sustaining all life on earth, and the people who have inhabited the arid and semi-arid lands of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region throughout the centuries know this very well. Scarcity of water in the region has shaped its history and geopolitics, including into the present day, with climate change and population growth putting more pressure on already scarce water resources (World Bank 2018). https://openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/the-work-of-ecopeace-middle-east/ engagementenvironmental justiceinternationalinternational developmentpolicy
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Water as a Source of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East: The Work of EcoPeace Middle East in Jordan, Israel, and Palestine
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engagement
environmental justice
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international development
policy
title Water as a Source of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East: The Work of EcoPeace Middle East in Jordan, Israel, and Palestine
title_full Water as a Source of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East: The Work of EcoPeace Middle East in Jordan, Israel, and Palestine
title_fullStr Water as a Source of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East: The Work of EcoPeace Middle East in Jordan, Israel, and Palestine
title_full_unstemmed Water as a Source of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East: The Work of EcoPeace Middle East in Jordan, Israel, and Palestine
title_short Water as a Source of Regional Cooperation in the Middle East: The Work of EcoPeace Middle East in Jordan, Israel, and Palestine
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environmental justice
international
international development
policy
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