Water wars in the Middle East
A Looming Threat
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4634831 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hussein A Amery (Colorado School of Mines, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2002 |
| Volume | 168 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 313-323 |
| Publication date | 2002-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Geographical Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0016-7398 • E-ISSN: 1475-4959 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.0016-7398.2002.00058.x |
| OpenAlex | W1966787562 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
| References cited | 1 |
This paper explains how hydropolitical dynamics and spatial variables almost triggered a water war between Israel and Lebanon because the latter was building a pump on the Wazzani Spring, a tributary of the Jordan River. The convergence of a regional drought, history of violent confrontations between the two riparians, distrust, varying development needs and territorial disputes almost culminated in a war between these east Mediterranean neighbours. While most international water disputes in the Middle East will be resolved peacefully, some are likely to trigger violent confrontations threatening political stability in the Middle East in the next few decades
Ancient history · Archaeology · Cartography · Development economics · Distrust · Economics · Economy · Geography · International trade · Looming · Mediterranean climate · Middle East · Political science · Politics · Spring (device · Suez canal · Tributary · History · Law · Transboundary Water Resource Management
Shared Waters
Water deprivation as military strategy in the Middle East, 3.700 years ago
The 1964 Jordan River Diversion Plan
The weakness of the strong
Desecuritisation of water and the technocratic turn in peacebuilding
Hydro-Political Hyperbole
Climate Change and Violent Conflict in the Middle East and North Africa
Desalination and hydrodiplomacy
The Influence of Narratives on Negotiations and Resolution of the Upper Jordan River Conflict
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Nature–Society Linkages in the Aral Sea Region
Hidden theories, troubled waters
Spatial and temporal dynamics of linkage strategies in Arab-Israeli water negotiations
Maritime security and the securitisation of fisheries in the Gulf of Guinea
Social Construction of Hydropolitics
Water Security
| Unique citing works | 16 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2006 - 2024 (19) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 16 |