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WATER POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST:A MULTICASE APPROACH TO REGIONAL WATER SHORTAGE
| Title: | WATER POLITICS IN THE MIDDLE EAST:A MULTICASE APPROACH TO REGIONAL WATER SHORTAGE. |
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| Name(s): |
Mulholland, Holly, Author Sadri, Houman, Committee Chair University of Central Florida, Degree Grantor |
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| Type of Resource: | text | |
| Date Issued: | 2011 | |
| Publisher: | University of Central Florida | |
| Language(s): | English | |
| Abstract/Description: | Water shortage is a salient issue in the Middle East commonly overshadowed by more sensational topics such as the oil crisis and the Arab-Israeli Conflict. There is a debate among scholars as to whether water shortages in the Middle East will destabilize the region into armed conflict. Realists argue that non sustainable water sources will be the catalyst which will inevitably lead states to fight one another in a zero-sum game over limited water resources. Liberal Functionalists argue that there are precedents for multilateral cooperation and a technical approach may hold the key to providing solutions to the current water crisis. This research will examine three case studies from the Middle East region: the Jordan River Basin, the Tigris and Euphrates River Basin, and the Disi Aquifer on the border of Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Limited to a specific geographic region, these cases are indicative of water shortages that have or will become potential geostrategic centers for the water crisis. | |
| Identifier: | CFE0003652 (IID), ucf:48824 (fedora) | |
| Note(s): |
2011-05-01 M.A. Sciences, Department of Political Science Masters This record was generated from author submitted information. |
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| Subject(s): | Water Resource Shortage Middle East | |
| Persistent Link to This Record: | http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0003652 | |
| Restrictions on Access: | public | |
| Host Institution: | UCF |
