Water Wisdom: Preparing the Groundwork for Cooperative and Sustainable Water Management in the Middle East - Softcover

Alon Tal; Alfred Abed Rabbo; Amjad Aliewi; Anan Jayousi; Dorit Kerret; Ziad Abdeen; Clive Lipchin; Hiba Husseini; Marcia Gelpe; Karen Assaf; Dror Avisar; Nader El-Khateeb; Avital Gasith; Yaron Hershkovitz; Ramy Halperin; Khalil Tubail; Yossi Inbar; Said Assaf; Alon Ben-Gal; Nahed Ghbn; Yaakov Garb; Nancy Rumman; Richard Laster; Dan Livney; Yousef Abu-Mayla; Eilon Adar; Iyad Aburdeineh; Gidon Bromberg; Lucy Michaels; NaÆama Teschner; Robin Twite; Marwan Haddad; Eran Feitelson; Alfred Rabbo

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813547717 ISBN 13: 9780813547718

Publisher: Rutgers University Press, 2010

Synopsis

Water Wisdom Israel and Palestine are water scarce. As the peace process continues amidst ongoing violence, water remains a political and environmental issue. Water Wisdom is model for those who believe that water conflict can be an opportunity for cooperation rather than violence. Thirty leading Palestinian and Israeli activists, water scientists, politicians, and others met to develop a future vision for the sustainable shared management of water resources. Their work explores the full range of scientific, political, social, and economic issues related to water use in the region; acknowledges areas of continuing controversy; and identifies areas of agreement.

About this title

Review:

"This comprehensive, informed, and balanced volume provides invaluable insights into the roots of the water management challenges in the Middle East and charts a course for resolving this pressing issue."--James D. Wolfensohn"former Quartet Special Envoy for Gaza Disengagement" (01/01/2099)

"There is a vast literature on water in the Middle East, but few studies that take on such a balanced approach as Water Wisdom. The book makes a great addition to academic libraries around the world and for scholars involved in water policy studies."-- (07/24/2009)

"Water Wisdom holds considerable comparative interest for agricultural historials of arid lands and regions with histories of military conflict and occupation."
--Agricultural History (05/01/2011)

About the Author:

Alon Tal is a professor of environmental policy at Ben Gurion University in Israel and a visiting professor of law at Otago University in New Zealand. He is the founder of the Arava Institute for Environmental Studies and the Israel Union for Environmental Defense. His previous book is Pollution in a Promised Land: An Environmental History of Israel.

About this edition

• Publisher: Rutgers University Press
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0813547717
• ISBN 13: 9780813547718
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 336