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Water in the Middle East
. Ed(S): Scheumann, Waltina; Schiffler, Manuel
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Hardback. A discussion of the potential conflicts over shared rivers in the Middle East, with approaches towards co-operation regarding the Euphrates, Tigris, Jordan and Nile. The work highlights the potential for water savings and for co-operation in many fields inside and outside the water sector. Editor(s): Scheumann, Waltina; Schiffler, Manuel. Num Pages: 191 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 8 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: 1FB; JPS; KCN; RNF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 12. Weight in Grams: 476.
The fonner Egyptian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and fonner UN Secre tary General, Butros Butros Ghali stated after the second Gulf War "The next war in the Middle East will not be fought for oil, but for water. " This famous statement has been echoed by many politicians: shortly before be coming president of Turkey, SOleyman Demirel declared that the waters of the Euphrates and Tigris belonged to Turkey, just as oil belongs to the Arabs. Rafael Eytan, at that time and now again Israeli Minister of Agriculture, declared in 1990 in full-page advertisements in the Jerusalem Post ... Read more
The fonner Egyptian Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and fonner UN Secre tary General, Butros Butros Ghali stated after the second Gulf War "The next war in the Middle East will not be fought for oil, but for water. " This famous statement has been echoed by many politicians: shortly before be coming president of Turkey, SOleyman Demirel declared that the waters of the Euphrates and Tigris belonged to Turkey, just as oil belongs to the Arabs. Rafael Eytan, at that time and now again Israeli Minister of Agriculture, declared in 1990 in full-page advertisements in the Jerusalem Post ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG Germany
Number of pages
191
Condition
New
Number of Pages
191
Place of Publication
Berlin, Germany
ISBN
9783540640295
SKU
V9783540640295
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Ref
99-15
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