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Middle East: Water As A Security Issue & Opportunity to Drive Peace
October 15th, 2008
Via The Guardian, an interesting article (authored by a number of global political and economic leaders) detailing the opportunity to use water as one means of bringing the Israelis and Palestinians closer together. As the report notes: “…Because an impasse beckons, it is vitally important to work on those areas in which intensive negotiations have […]
Read more »Jordan River: Looming Catastrophe Overshadowed by War & Regional Conflict
September 18th, 2008
Via Yale’s e360 online magazine, a strong report on the challenges and opportunities facing Israel, Jordan, and Syria as they take serious steps to rescue the 205-mile Jordan river, a looming ecological catastrophe that has been overshadowed by decades of war and regional conflict. As the article notes: “…Steadily drained over the past half century […]
Read more »Middle East & North Africa: Food vs. Water
July 21st, 2008
As reported in The International Herald Tribune, global food shortages have placed the Middle East and North Africa in a quandary, forcing them to choose between growing more crops to feed an expanding population or preserving their already scant supply of water. As the article notes: “…For decades nations in this region have drained aquifers, […]
Read more »Water Wars in West Bank
July 20th, 2008
From the UK’s Guardian, a report noting once again the dire situation of water allocation between Palestine and Israel. As the article notes: “…in many parts of the world drought and water shortages are endemic. In most the picture is of countries sharing water and river resources. But in others the problems are exacerbated by […]
Read more »Water: A Core Issue of Any Palestinian-Israeli Peace Accord
July 12th, 2008
As reported by Reuters, taps have run dry in West Bank towns and Palestinians face acute water shortages as dry weather strains supplies already restricted by Israel. As the article notes: “…Parts of major West Bank cities such as Jenin, Hebron and Bethlehem have had no running water for about a month and even faucets […]
Read more »A Middle East Water Grid?
June 7th, 2008
From The Jerusalem Report, a detailed look at a grandiose plan that would put an end to the acute water shortage plaguing Israel and its neighbors. As noted in the article, all three parties – Israel, Syria, and Turkey – are reportedly intrigued by the possibilities of the blueprint, based on an ambitious Turkish scheme […]
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