WATER PROBLEMS OF THE MIDDLE EAST

Russian initiative to unblock water conflicts in the Middle East

Азия и Африка сегодня ◽

10.31857/s032150750017788-8 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 5

Author(s):

Andrey G. Baklanov

Keyword(s):

Middle East ◽

International Association ◽

Arab Countries ◽

International Expert ◽

Important Place ◽

Ecological Society ◽

Wide System ◽

Expert Working Group ◽

Context Specific ◽

Water Problems

The paper is based on the materials of the Strategic Session on the problems of "Water Diplomacy", which was held in Moscow at the end of October 2021 by the НSE University (Russia) together with the Russian Ecological Society, Geneva Water Hub, International Association of Lake Regions and a number of other international and regional environmental organizations. The discussion focused on issues related to the implementation of the Russian initiative to form an international expert working group on water and environmental problems of the Middle East. The article tells about the projects of solving water problems in the Middle East in a collective format, about the reasons that complicate the implementation of these plans. An important place in the article is dedicated to the evaluation of the activities of the first joint environmental projects in the Middle East with the participation of representatives of Arab countries and Israel, the analysis of the most optimal ways to move towards the formation of a region-wide system of rational and safe water use in the Middle East. In this context, specific proposals are being considered, including the creation of a regional unified water center - the Middle East Water Council.

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Middle east water problems: A challenge for the 1980'S

Desalination ◽

10.1016/s0011-9164(00)88660-9 ◽

1982 ◽

Vol 40 (1-2) ◽

pp. 7-11

Author(s):

Selig A. Taubenblatt

Keyword(s):

Middle East ◽

Water Problems

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Water Flowing Beyond Borders and Water Problems

International Conference on Eurasian Economies 2012 ◽

10.36880/c03.00548 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Ahmet Oğuz ◽

Gülçin Güreşçi Pehlivan

Keyword(s):

Middle East ◽

Western Europe ◽

Eastern Anatolia ◽

Cultural Elements ◽

Hydrological Characteristics ◽

Geographical Unit ◽

Important Position ◽

Water Problems ◽

Near Future ◽

Geographical Element

The difficulty of drawing the borders of the Middle East originates from the fact that the region is not a clear geographical unit. This means that it is determined by the political and cultural elements as “The West”, not by the geographical element as the “Western Europe”. The important position of the region becomes clear with the production of petroleum. The petroleum of the Middle East meets a large part of the energy requirements of Europe and Asia, however almost everyone agrees that water began to take the place of petroleum and will be the most important natural resource in the near future at the Middle East. We tried to emphasize the strategic importance of the water in the Middle East, the hydrological characteristics of water flowing beyond borders and the replace of South-Eastern Anatolia Project in the Turkish-Arabic relations, the use and management of water resources, some efforts and search for solutions.

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