[PDF] Water Essential Element Of United States Security Policy In The Middle East eBook

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Page : 10 pages
File Size : 48,49 MB
Release : 1991
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Water has remained a concern and a source of conflict in the Middle East since the dawn of civilization. Traditional sources of water have been taxed by the growth of populations in the area and their accompanying problems of pollution, waste, improper operation of water facilities, and poor cooperation between countries sharing common, but limited, water resources. With a population of nearly 170 million and growth rates between 1.6 and 3.8 percent (World-wide rate is 1.7 percent), the region has already experienced localized water shortages. Those countries bordering on the Nile, Jordan, and Tigris/Euphrates Rivers (and associated aquifers) are mutually dependent on limited renewable water sources that will be increasingly insufficient for their populations in the years ahead. An area of intense and violent conflict, cooperation to resolve regional problems in the past have proven nearly impossible. The role of the United States in the Middle East in the years ahead will require leadership in the resolution of major water issues if any stability in the region is to exist. A national policy that promotes the importance of renewable water programs to the area and its people must be a keystone of United States security policy. The complexity of the problem requires that the nations effected cooperate on the development of solutions. The United States can assist through technical assistance: diplomatic efforts to encourage cooperation and sharing of information between nations, encouragement of greater management and conservation efforts, assistance in the formulation of long-range planning and research, and encouragement of the necessary investments by the private sector in the absence of government financial assistance. Failure to address the complexities of the water resource problem will not only limit the effectiveness of U.S. foreign policy programs, but will continue to fuel the fires of conflict in the Middle East.

Author : Marcus Dubois King
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 20,62 MB
Release : 2020-12
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0197552633

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This volume explores the role of water in the Middle East's current economic, political and environmental transformations, which are set to continue in the near future. In addition to examining water conflict from within the domestic contexts of Iraq, Yemen and Syria-- all experiencing high levels of instability today--the contributors shed further light on how conflict over water resources has influenced political relations in the region. They interrogate how competition over water resources may precipitate or affect war in the Middle East, and assess whether or how resource vulnerability impacts fragile states and societies in the region and beyond. Water and Conflict in the Middle East is an essential contribution to our understanding of turbulence in this globally significant region.

Author : National Intelligence Council
Publisher : Cosimo Reports
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 37,18 MB
Release : 2021-03
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ISBN : 9781646794973

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"The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic marks the most significant, singular global disruption since World War II, with health, economic, political, and security implications that will ripple for years to come." -Global Trends 2040 (2021) Global Trends 2040-A More Contested World (2021), released by the US National Intelligence Council, is the latest report in its series of reports starting in 1997 about megatrends and the world's future. This report, strongly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, paints a bleak picture of the future and describes a contested, fragmented and turbulent world. It specifically discusses the four main trends that will shape tomorrow's world: - Demographics-by 2040, 1.4 billion people will be added mostly in Africa and South Asia. - Economics-increased government debt and concentrated economic power will escalate problems for the poor and middleclass. - Climate-a hotter world will increase water, food, and health insecurity. - Technology-the emergence of new technologies could both solve and cause problems for human life. Students of trends, policymakers, entrepreneurs, academics, journalists and anyone eager for a glimpse into the next decades, will find this report, with colored graphs, essential reading.

Author : International Development Research Centre (Canada)
Publisher : IDRC
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 28,22 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Water resources development
ISBN : 088936804X

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Water Management in Africa and the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities

Author : National Defense University (U S )
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 35,51 MB
Release : 2011-12-27
Category : Business & Economics
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On August 24-25, 2010, the National Defense University held a conference titled “Economic Security: Neglected Dimension of National Security?” to explore the economic element of national power. This special collection of selected papers from the conference represents the view of several keynote speakers and participants in six panel discussions. It explores the complexity surrounding this subject and examines the major elements that, interacting as a system, define the economic component of national security.

Author : Jean Axelrad Cahan
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 27,14 MB
Release : 2017-01-02
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1783085673

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Water Security in the Middle East explores the extent and nature of water security problems in transboundary water systems in the Middle East. This collection of essays discusses the political and scientific contexts and the limitations of cooperation in water security. The contributors argue that while conflicts over transboundary water systems in the Middle East do occur, they tend not to be violent nor have they ever been the primary cause of a war in this region. The authors place water disputes in larger political, historical and scientific contexts and discuss how the humanities and social sciences could contribute more towards this understanding. They also contend that international sharing of scientific and technological advances can significantly increase access to water and improve water quality. While scientific advances can and should increase adaptability to changing environmental conditions, especially climate change, national institutional reform and the strengthening of joint commissions are vital. The contributors indicate ways in which transboundary cooperation may move from simple and intermittent coordination to sophisticated, adaptive and equitable modes of water management.

Author : Connor, Richard
Publisher : UNESCO Publishing
Page : 139 pages
File Size : 40,57 MB
Release : 2015-03-23
Category : Energy development
ISBN : 9231000713

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The United Nations World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP) is hosted and led by UNESCO. WWAP brings together the work of 31 UN-Water Members as well as 37 Partners to publish the United Nations World Water Development Report (WWDR) series. Under the theme Water for Sustainable Development, the WWDR 2015 has been prepared as a contribution from UN-Water to the discussions surrounding the post-2015 framework for global sustainable development. Highlighting water's unique and often complex role in achieving various sustainable development objectives, the WWDR 2015 is addressed to policy- and decision-makers inside and outside the water community, as well as to anyone with an interest in freshwater and its many life-giving benefits. The report sets an aspirational yet achievable vision for the future of water towards 2050 by describing how water supports healthy and prosperous human communities, maintains well functioning ecosystems and ecological services, and provides a cornerstone for short and long-term economic development. It provides an overview of the challenges, issues and trends in terms of water resources, their use and water-related services like water supply and sanitation. The report also offers, in a rigorous yet accessible manner, guidance about how to address these challenges and to seize the opportunities that sound water management provides in order to achieve and maintain economic, social and environmental sustainability.