Keywords
Middle East water conflict, water modeling, Jordan water crisis
Abstract
Several cases of armed conflict in the Middle East have a root cause in competition over resources, with water being the focus of conflict. Water will increasingly become a critical trigger for future conflict as supplies become scarcer and as population pressures continue to grow. With existing talks between riparian countries surrounding the Jordan River and the Tigris-Euphrates Basins either being absent or ineffective, there is a pressing need to develop a new approach to resolve water issues in the Middle East. In this context, water modeling technologies may offer a new and unique tool for regional discussions.
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1936-704x.2012.03123.x
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