Water wars? Inequalities in the Tigris-Euphrates river basin

Bibliographic Data

ID3948275
AuthorsKevin Freeman (0000-0002-6959-8712), Kevin B Freeman (0000-0003-3389-6555, University of Alabama at Birmingham, corresponding author)
Year2001
Volume6
Issue2
Pages127-140
Publication date2001-09-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueGeopolitics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1465-0045 • E-ISSN: 1557-3028
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14650040108407720
OpenAlexW2058978791
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited9

The water resources of the Tigris‐Euphrates basin are contested by its three primary riparians ‐ Turkey, Syria and Iraq. Rapid population growth, inefficient methods of water harvesting and massive water development plans are placing considerable strain on the existing water supply of the basin, and in order to avoid conflict, an effective water‐sharing measure is an immediate necessity. However, owing to a number of geopolitical inequalities among the riparians, Turkey has little need to cooperate, and Iraq and Syria can do little to stop this. Without Turkish cooperation, any water‐sharing arrangement in the region is doomed to fail. Therefore finding incentive for Turkey to participate in negotiations is an exceedingly difficult task, but one that must be considered if a water agreement in the Tigris‐Euphrates Basin is to become a reality

Economics · Geography · Geopolitics · Incentive · Negotiation · Political science · Politics · Population · Sociology · Structural basin · Turkish · Water resource management · Water resources · Environmental Science · Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact · Law · Politics and Conflicts in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Middle East · Transboundary Water Resource Management · Geology

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