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New FIIA report: "Managing Blue Gold: New Perspectives to Water Security in the Levantine Middle East"
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs has published a report titled:
Managing Blue Gold: New Perspectives to Water Security in the Levantine Middle East
Water security, namely the ability of governments to secure a sustainable water supply for their populations, is becoming increasingly questionable in the Levantine countries of the Middle East. Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Turkey, the Occupied Palestinian Territories and Israel not only share a history of conflict but also a challenging, mostly arid climate, and scarce water resources in comparison to the levels of consumption.
This report is a multidisciplinary endeavour to understand the present dynamics and shed light on the future challenges of water security in this part of the Middle East. Through five case studies and three thematic chapters, the report illustrates the complexity and multi-dimensionality of the region’s water issue.
A central outcome of the articles contained in the report is that the region is in dire need of sound water management policies and practices that are based on multi-stakeholder engagement and transboundary cooperation. Internal and external pressures such as growing populations, modernization, economic liberalization, Islam, and climate change will also have to be taken into account and managed.
Without a proactive approach that breaks with the current wasteful consumption patterns, the countries of the Levant will not achieve water sustainability, with potentially disastrous ramifications in the near future.
To view and download the publication, please visit: http://www.upi-fiia.fi/en/publication/154/managing_blue_gold/
For comments, questions or feedback, please contact the editor Mari Luomi.
| Contact information |
Mari Luomi, Researcher, PhD Cand., Research Programme on the International Politics of Natural Resources and the Environment, The Finnish Institute of International Affairs, UPI-FIIA
(email: Mari.Luomi@upi-fiia.fi) Phone: +358 206 111 733; fax: +358 206 111 799 |
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| News type | Inbrief |
| File link |
http://www.upi-fiia.fi/assets/publications/UPI_FIIA_25_Luomi_web.pdf |
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| Source of information | FIIA |
| Keyword(s) | water security |
| Subject(s) | AGRICULTURE , DRINKING WATER , DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION : COMMON PROCESSES OF PURIFICATION AND TREATMENT , ENERGY , FINANCE-ECONOMY , HYDRAULICS - HYDROLOGY , INFRASTRUCTURES , METHTODOLOGY - STATISTICS - DECISION AID , NATURAL MEDIUM , POLICY-WATER POLICY AND WATER MANAGEMENT , PREVENTION AND NUISANCES POLLUTION , RIGHT , RISKS AND CLIMATOLOGY , SANITATION -STRICT PURIFICATION PROCESSES , SLUDGES , WATER DEMAND , WATER QUALITY |
| Relation | http://www.upi-fiia.fi/ |
| Geographical coverage | Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey, Israel, Palestine, |
| News date | 14/12/2010 |
| Working language(s) | ENGLISH |
