Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-241) and index.
Contents:
Executive summary -- Introduction -- Upper Jordan River and the Golan Heights Basins: pt. 1. The water of the Golan Heights: the final quest for a comprehensive peace between Syria and Israel ; pt. 2. Boiling point at the Upper Jordan River : the Wazzani Springs conflict between Lebanon and Israel -- Contested water between the Israelis and the Palestinians -- The Euphrates and the Tigris Rivers : solutions for Turkey, Syria and Iraq in managing water resources.
Summary:
This book proposes practical and objective solutions to the water conflicts in the Middle East. The book covers four critical areas: the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers, where new documentation reveals alarming trends, the politically sensitive Golan Heights, with its water disputed by Israel and Syria, the Hasbani water dispute between Lebanon and Israel, and the longstanding water resource dispute between the Israelis and Palestinians.--Publisher's description.
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