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Water rights’ present conflict potential between Turkey, Europe, and Middle East
July 18th, 2008

Per a recent article in Turkey’s Today’s Zaman, a new dispute has surfaced between Europeans and Turkish officials over water rights.  As the article notes: “…Sources from the Turkish environment and foreign ministries said that some members of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) indicated at the assembly’s meeting last month that […]

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The Beginning of Water Wars? / Water for Arms
May 7th, 2008

We reported earlier that Spain was recently forced to consider importing water from France by boat to address a severe drought affecting Barcelona. As noted in a separate article, the proposal is interesting because it turns a local drought into an international situation where water scarcity can escalate conflicts, if not bring about water wars. […]

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A Myriad of Small Leaks May Lead to a Deluge of Water Wars in The Middle East
February 19th, 2008

An interesting article in today’s Arabian Business online edition which emphasized that the Middle East is facing the threat of a ‘water war’ unless Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq address their huge water wastage problems. An industry expert with the specialist water group Metito warned that water leakages in these four countries run at […]

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